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Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State, has honoured the lawmaker representing Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo with an honorary doctorate.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kola Sonaike, in a statement on Monday, said the institution decided to honour the lawmaker and two others with honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of their commitment to nation-building.
The federal Lawmaker who bagged an honorary doctorate in Public Administration was among the three eminent Nigerians honoured at the 11th convocation ceremony of the university held on Friday.
A former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin(retd.) and the Managing Director of First Registrars, Mr Bayo Olugbemi, were the two other recipients of the honorary doctorate degrees.
Ikeji-Arakeji (Osun), Jan. 18, 2021 No fewer than 21 students bagged First Class honours, as the Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji-Arakeji Osun State, graduates 430 students from its seven colleges and various academic programmes.
Prof. Kola Sonaike, the Vice Chancellor, stated this on Monday at a press conference, ahead of the institution’s 11th convocation scheduled for Friday.
Sonaike noted that 395 students would receive first degree certificates, comprising 21 First Class honours, 181 Second Class Upper, 157 Second Class Lower and 36 Third Class, respectively.
He added that four students would be honoured with postgraduate diplomas, while 31 others would receive Masters Degrees.
“For first degrees , 83 of the graduating students come from the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences , 24 from the College of Environmental Sciences, 95 from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 70 from the College of Law and 123 from the College of Management Science
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Bankers have said there is a need to consider a review of the intervention policies in agriculture as the country experiences external imbalances.
The bankers said this during a virtual presentation on Tuesday titled ‘7th BAA/CIBNCFS Economic Outlook: Implications for businesses in Nigeria for 2021’.
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They noted that Nigeria’s external imbalances were increasingly precarious, with continuing concern over exchange rate differentials.
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About 21 students of the Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State have graduated with first-class as the institution holds its 11th convocation on Friday.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kola Sonaike, who disclosed this on Monday during a press conference to herald the 11th convocation ceremony of the school, disclosed that a total of 430 students from its seven colleges and various academic programmes would be graduating at the convocation
Sonaike explained that 395 of the students would receive first degree certificates, comprising 21 first-class honours, 181 second class upper, 157 second class lower and 36 third class, respectively.
According to him, four students would be honoured with postgraduate diplomas, while 31 others would receive masters degrees.