Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, has disclosed that a total of 37 students of the institution graduated with first class honours in the 2023/2024 Academic Session.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Omolola Irinoy, disclosed this on Monday while speaking with newsmen on the forthcoming 13th convocation ceremony of the institution.
Irinoye expressed the institution’s commitment towards academic excellence and its continuous pursuit of educational advancement
In her words:“Education will be accessible to everyone as scholarships will be made available to a large amount of people.”
The Vice-Chancellor disclosed that with the institution’s scholarship initiatives, “students are offered 100 percent tuition-free scholarship for 15 programs.”
The acting Vice-Chancellor encouraged parents to make use of the opportunities, encouraging them to consider the tuition fee programs that align with the university’s commitment to excellence and meeting the JAMB cut-off requirements.
Aslo, speaking on the institution learning environment, the Vice Chancellor stressed that the presence of a state-of-the-art Computer-Based Test center with 250 stations and a Central Laboratory building featuring 17 laboratories catering to basic, life, and health sciences.
Irinoye while highlighting the university’s growth, said the school has over 800 staff members, with approximately 70 staff recently added to the academic and administrative teams, saying “This expansion reflects the institution’s dedication to fostering an enriching academic community”.
According to her, “in the school of Postgraduate studies, we are awarding Masters in various fields to 34 graduating students; MSc Accounting 14, MSc Business Administration nine, MBA Master of Business Administration, two and MSc Nursing Science nine.
“37 bagged first class, while 259 will be awarded second class upper, 195 got second class lower and 27 graduated with third class honours.
“On 7th December 2023, we shall equally be presenting 13 Engineers for induction. The same day, we shall present 137 graduate Nurses to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for induction as Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives in the fourth induction ceremony.
“Our commitment to improving human resources for health in the light of the new challenge of high migration of health professionals outside Nigeria is unwavering.”
She disclosed that honorary awards will be conferred on distinguished Nigerians, which include, Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr. Faruq Umar Abubakar, former Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Ondo state, Mrs. Olajumoke Anifowoshe, and Executive Director at the Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Engineer Ifeoluwa Olusola Oyedele.
