3,658 graduate from Federal School of Statistics

No fewer than 3,658 graduated from the Federal School of Statistics (National Bureau of Statistics) at its convocation held on Friday in Ibadan.

According to the Rector of the school, Dr Kayode Balogun said the delay in the accreditation of the school led to the late convocation of the graduates from the 2014/2015 academic session to date.

Balogun said that the convocation was special because it combined six graduating sets and noted that for several years, graduation ceremonies have been a mirage in the institution.

He said that the school has trained men and women scattered across the world in the private and public sector of the economy.

He said that the alumni have added value in their areas of speciality as a result of the quality tutelage received while in the institution.

“It is worthy of note that for several years, graduation ceremonies have been a mirage in this institution but we thank God that this became a reality.

“The school runs entirely on Internally Generated Revenue and it takes a lot to conduct convocation yearly,” Balogun said.

“This citadel of learning has produced bank chiefs and business merchants. It might interest you to know I am a product of this great citadel of learning.

“This school was established in 1948 as a training unit for refresher courses under the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS), now known as National Bureau of Statistics, which is a merger of FOS and National Data Bank.

“In 1961, its training activities were extended to other ministries and parastatals and later graduated to a full-fledged school in 1971, awarding a middle-level statistical officer certificate for a two-year programme in statistics.

“We now run both National Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes in Statistics, Computer Science, Business Administration and Accounting.

“The importance of this certificate cannot be overemphasised as it is acceptable locally and internationally. Our programmes are under the supervision of the National Board for Technical Education,” he said.

The rector, however, urged the graduates to pursue their careers to higher levels.

“Strive to know more. Insight empowers with confidence for conquest. Nothing empowers like knowledge, it is an investment in knowledge that empowers unusual accomplishments.

“Understand that people don’t fail because they know nothing in an examination, they fail because they don’t know enough. If you score 30 per cent in an examination you got something but not a pass mark.

“People run around with failure marks saying we have done all we know, if all you know does not guarantee you success, then go and know more.

“The secret of sustainable employment is an undying quest for more and more insight in your field. Know that your only competition is who you were yesterday and what are you doing to improve yourself.

“Earn, save and invest before you spend. Avoid negative people, life is too short. If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never get it,” he advised.

Balogun urged the graduands to see failure as a beginning, not an end, adding, ”our habit decides our future.”

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