No fewer than 16 students have bagged First-Class Degrees as 345 graduated from Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Ramota Karim, during the press briefing to herald the 14th convocation on Wednesday, also highlighted the achievements of the school, including academic and infrastructural development.
She said: “For the 14th convocation, our university celebrates the academic accomplishments of 345 graduates across sub-degree, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels.
The university will confer diplomas, first degrees, and higher degrees as follows: 315 First Degrees, with 16 achieving First-Class Honours, 105 earning Second-Class Upper Division, 120 attaining Second-Class Lower Division, and 37 securing Third Class.
For the B.N.Sc. Nursing Science programme, we proudly recognise 2 graduates with Distinctions, 33 with Credits, and 3 with Pass grades.”
Speaking about the exclusion of private universities from the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), she said, “We are yet to be accommodated in the scheme, and our admonition to the FG is to ensure that they include our students in the scheme.
However, because our students are not included in the scheme, we are very proactive in assisting them financially, which is why we sought donors and attracted €46,000 for scholarships for 155 students.”
