The University of Jos will graduate a total of 20,532 students on Saturday, out of whom 112 will graduate with first-class honors in the forthcoming 33rd and 34th convocations of the institution slated for Saturday.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Tanko Ishaya, who disclosed this at the pre-convocation press conference at the Senate Chamber of the university, said the men and women to be presented for the award of various certificates during the convocation represent the best of the academic environment.
According to him, they comprise 159 PhDs, 3,669 Masters, 281 postgraduate diplomas, 11, 281 Bachelors, and 5,142 from affiliate institutions, adding that in the classifications, First Class 112, Second Class Honors (Upper Division) 3093, Second Class (Lower Division) 6325, Third Class 1361, Pass Division 281 while Pass Qualified for Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine Program 109