SAZU Graduates 12,256 Students at Combined Convocation

SAZU Graduates 12,256 Students at Combined Convocation

By Ahmed Muhammad, Bauchi

Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Gadau, will graduate 12,256 students during its 8th, 9th, and 10th combined convocation ceremonies, its vicechancellor, Fatima Tahir, has said.

Ms. Tahir disclosed this on Friday during a pre-convocation press conference in Gadau, Azare Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

The graduating students come from the 2022/2023, 2023/2024, and 2024/2025 academic sessions, she said.

According to her, the total number comprises 11,813 undergraduate students and 443 postgraduate students.

She said the undergraduate graduating class includes 8,387 males, representing 71 percent, and 3,426 females, representing 29 percent.

The vice-chancellor said 216 students earned first class honours, while 3,438 graduated with second class upper division and 5,563 with second class lower division.

She added that 2,353 students obtained Third Class degrees, while 243 earned Pass degrees.

Ms. Tahir also said 10,702 of the graduating students are regulars, while 1,111 are from part-time programs.

On postgraduate studies, she said the university would award 25 PhDs, 145 academic masters, 241 professional masters, and 32 postgraduate diplomas.

She said the 2023/2024 academic session recorded the highest number of graduates, with 5,240, followed by 4,064 in 2022/2023, while 2,509 students are graduating from the 2024/2025 session.

As part of activities for the convocation, the university has scheduled a lecture to be delivered by Emeritus Prof. Abubakar Sani Sambo, a former vice-chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi.

The lecture is titled, “Education, Security, and Sustainable Development: The Role of Universities in Northern Nigeria.”

Ms Tahir said the grand finale of the convocation would hold on 28 March at the university’s stadium, where degrees would be formally conferred on the graduating students.

The convocation is expected to attract academicians, public officials, alumni, parents, and other dignitaries to celebrate the university’s latest graduating class.