The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, announced the financial rewards at the grand finale of the 15th convocation ceremonies held at the institution’s chapel on Saturday.
Aka Oghenevovwero and Oladepo Priscilla, who tied as best graduating students with a CGPA of 4.86 were rewarded with N500, 000 each, while Emmanuel Adeleye, who was third-best graduating student was given a sum of N300, 000
The parent forum of the institution also announced a financial reward of N400, 000 for each of the two best graduating students. The third best graduating student was also given a sum of 200,000.
Ogunwole, said the graduating students had imbibed the philosophy and core values of the university predicated on sound Christian life alongside academic work. He challenged the graduates to face the world without fear in pursuit of excellence.
Meanwhile, the vice-chancellor during its third town hall meeting said the university was training its students to be self-reliant and job creators instead of hunting for the limited paid jobs available in the country.
He said, “We don’t encourage our students to depend on white-collar jobs. Our focus is on skill acquisition and this has been helping our graduates after leaving here.”
