NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA CELEBRATES ITS 10TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY . Two Students Emerge with 5.00 CGPA

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By Fawziyyat Yusuf.

Nile University of Nigeria presented 842 graduates with degrees during its 10th Convocation Ceremony on November 17th. The convocation lecture, “Rebuilding & Repositioning the Crumbling Walls in Nigerian Universities: A Roadmap for Change,” delivered by Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole FNAMed, FWACS, FAS (Former Minister of Health and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan), served as the culmination of the graduation ceremonies

The 20th Shehu of Borno, Alh. (Dr.) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, was installed as the Chancellor of Nile University. Also present were members of the Honoris United Universities leadership, including Group Chief Executive Officer Mr. Jonathan Louw, Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who was represented by her son Yusuf Buhari.The former Chief of Army Staff, Maj. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, Emirs and traditional leaders, vice chancellors of various universities, and other dignitaries were also present at the ceremony.

During his welcoming address, the Vice Chancellor of Nigeria, Professor Dilli Dogo state that “since its establishment in 2009, the Nile University of Nigeria has grown exponentially and its acquisition by the Honoris United Group of Universities, the first and largest Pan-African private higher education network in 2020, has propelled massive improvements with investments in infrastructure and manpower development to meet the Education for Impact goal of the network.”

421 undergraduates, 421 and doctoral students from the Honoris-owned university’s five faculties—arts and social sciences, management sciences, engineering, natural and applied sciences, and law—received their degree certificates during the ceremony.

This year, Nile University of Nigeria boasted a remarkable number of two valedictorians — Precious Eteyen Okon and Emmanuel Obayemi, who graduated with a cummulative GPA of 5.0/5.0 from the department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering and the department of Accounting respectively.

Habibah Ayinke Taiwo (Mass Communication) was the 1st runner-up with a 4.99 CGPA while Mercy Ewea Egwakhide (Economics) was the 2nd runner-up with a 4.97 CGPA. Alongside the best graduating students, a total of 73 students graduated with a first class from Nile University of Nigeria.

In an interview with hotjist.com , Precious and Emmanuel attributed their success to their faith in God. When asked about who impacted her the most, Precious Okon said: “That would be God. He really is my source. He helped me understand the big plans he had for my life,and expanded my capacity to accommodate them.”
Both valedictorians were active participants in school and club activities saying that it enabled them to manage their time wisely and have a better understanding of the responsibilities that they can take on. Emmanuel Obayemi mentioned that he was the pioneer president of Nile University Accounting Student’s Association (NUASA) but he “wasn’t very active in club activities until then.”

Precious joined the Society of Petroleum Engineers in her first year and served as the Vice President and President,in her third and the fourth year respectively. She was a member of the Nigerian Universities Engineering Students’ Association(NUESA), where she served as the Assistant Social Director within her first and second years, and the Financial Secretary within her second and third years. She also served with the Nile Christian Fellowship, as the choir director in her third year, and eventually became the President in her fourth year.

Precious Okon and Emmanuel Obayemi have great plans for the future, but would both like to complete their NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) first.