Fountain University produces 17 first class graduates
Femi Makinde, Osogbo
The Acting Vice- Chancellor of Fountain
University, Osogbo, Prof. Abdullateef Usman, has said that 17 graduands
of the university made first class out of 198 students who will bag
various degrees on Saturday.
Usman said this on Monday in Osogbo at a press briefing ahead of the sixth convocation ceremony of the university.
He said, “The university is graduating a
total number of 198 students, out of which there are 17 first class
graduands. 78 graduands are in second class upper division while 84 have
been placed in the second class lower division and 19 are in the third
class category.”
Noting that students of the university
worked hard to earn their categories of degrees, the Vice-Chancellor
said the university had been receiving commendations from employers of
labour.
While urging the Federal Government to
render assistance to private universities, Usman said that promoters of
the privately- owned universities did not make profit from them.
He said private varsities should also be allowed to benefit from Tertiary Education Trust Fund.
He stated, “No private university can
make bold to say that it breaks even. Also, over 70 per cent of those
who write the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination yearly are not
admitted and it is the responsibility of the government to educate its
citizens. If the private universities are sharing this responsibility
with the government, then the TETfund should not be a forbidden thing
for them.”
Usman also announced that the university
would confer honorary doctoral degrees on the Pro-Chancellor of Osun
State University, Mallam Yusuf Ali and the Deputy Secretary General of
the Nigeria Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Zakariyau
Olayiwola.
According to him, the two Nigerians are being recognised for their contributions to the development of the education sector.
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