The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Banku Obi, has assured that the nationwide strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) will not disrupt the 36th convocation of the institution.
The VC says about 8,415 students will be graduating at its 36th convocation, noting that over 32 of them will be conferred with first-class degrees, while 438 others will be conferred with PhD and 754 will be conferred with master’s degrees.
Obi disclosed this at a news conference to announce activities lined up for the ceremony on Monday in Calabar.
The VC said her administration had instituted staff meritorious awards last year, and this year 143 staff members were honoured with the awards, stressing that the purpose of the awards was to motivate them for more productivity.
Obi noted that the convocation lecture will be held on Thursday, March 21, and His Lordship Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Archdiocese, will be speaking on the topic “Harmonising Diversity for National Development,” which will be followed by a command performance in honour of the Chancellor, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, including the guest lecturer.
She disclosed that the Honourable Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, along with several TETFUND staff, will commission five projects on Saturday, March 23. The projects that will be commissioned are mainly TETFUND projects, including 3 pavilions and 2 hostels.
“We also have 3 distinguished Nigerians that we will be honouring with honorary doctorate degrees on that day. They are Dame Winifred Akpani, CEO of Northwest Petroleum and Gas Limited, Chief Dr Anyanwu Ugochukwu of DCL Laboratory, and Bamijokotola Abike Johnson of the Trustee Ecogreen Foundation, she said.
ALSO READ THESE TOP STORIES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
and then