Two hundred and nine students have graduated with firs-class degree at the Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State.
They will be awarded a first class degree at the 8th and 9th Combined Convocation Ceremony scheduled for 4th and 5th of July, 2025.
This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdulkarim Mohammed, while briefing Journalists on the programmes lined up for the 8th and 9th Combined Convocation Ceremony.
He said the breakdown of the graduands showed that a total of 1,271 bagged second class upper division while 2,034 bagged second class lower division and about 559 graduands got third class degree.
The total number of graduands stands at 4,277.
He said the student enrollment has grown from 202 in 2011/2012 academic session to 18,000 as at today adding that the academic programmes has also grown from 5 in 2011/2012 to 45 programmes today .
The VC informed the audience that 8th and 9th Combined Convocation Lecture will be delivered the Pioneer VC of FUD, Prof.Jibrilla Dahiru Amin,OFR .
The topic of the Lecture is Harnessing Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: The Role of Higher Education Institutions.
Prof. Abdulkarim announced that the Faculty of Law building has been completed and the students will be admitted into the Faculty next session.
The VC also told the audience that plans are underway for the establishment of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
He said in the last four years FUD has attracted over N800 million research grants adding the grants included the N113 million Google Artificial intelligence Lab established in the university,the first of among higher institutions in the Northwest geo- political zone.
The VC said one of the highlight of his administration is the N1.2 billion internet broadband facility project by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy which has provided free wi-Fi services in the university adding that it has helped to improve teaching and research among academic staff and students.
Prof. Abdulkarim told the gathering that the University recently signed an MOU with the Federal Ministry of Education and Rural Electrification Agency to build a 1.6 megawatt state of the art ministry solar grid which will ensure that our campus is powered by solar energy.
He said some of the the completed projects in the university include the new Senate building, Faculty of Law building, New Library,Twin 250 Lecture theatres, STEM class rooms ,two female hostels are among others.
