THE Joseph Ayo Babalola University, (JABU) Ikeji Arakeji, Osun state, is set to graduate 566 students from the various departments during the 8th Convocation ceremony slated for Friday 19th January 2017. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Sola Fajana, who disclosed this during a press conference to herald the Convocation ceremony, said 23 of the students graduated with First Class Honours, 222 bagged Second Class Honours (upper division) 244 earned Second Class (lower division) while 55 had Third Class Honours. He listed other activities lined up for the ceremony to include, Convocation lecture, with the title “Optimal Functionality of Agents of Socialisation: Decisive Ingredient for a Better Tomorrow” to be delivered by Corps Marshall, Federal Road Safety Commission, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi on Thursday. According to him, the aim is to produce students who will be self-employed and ultimately become employers of labour, noting that other tertiary institutions have started emulating JABU in the area of entrepreneurial training. He noted that giving only public universities such fund will not help the growth of the nation’s tertiary educational system.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 15, 2018 16:22 UTC