Get Guardian on GoogleSeventy-one undergraduates will graduate with first-class degrees as Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, prepares to confer degrees on 1,895 students at its 7th convocation ceremony on Saturday, November 14.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Haruna Kuje Ayuba, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing ahead of the ceremony, saying 1,315 students would receive first degrees, while 580 would be awarded postgraduate qualifications for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The undergraduate graduands include 472 in the second-class upper division, 337 in the second-class lower division, 66 with third-class degrees and two in the pass category. Another 367 graduands in the MBBS and Bachelor of Pharmacy programmes are listed as unclassified.
At the postgraduate level, the university will award 59 doctoral degrees, 206 academic master’s degrees, 219 professional master’s degrees and 96 postgraduate diplomas.
Prof. Ayuba said the university had begun signing the certificates of graduands to ensure they would be ready for collection after the convocation ceremony.
The week-long programme, which began on Sunday, November 8, with a thanksgiving and dedication service, is themed, “Faith, Excellence and Impact: Building the Future Through Innovation and Service.”
According to the vice-chancellor, the activities are designed to celebrate graduating students and institutional milestones, strengthen alumni and stakeholder engagement, and showcase the university’s innovation, entrepreneurship and research.
The programme also includes a medical outreach and alumni mentorship session on Tuesday, November 10, as part of the university’s academic and community engagement day.
A sports and wellness day is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, while Thursday, November 12, has been designated for innovation, entrepreneurship and research activities.
The convocation lecture will be delivered on Friday, November 13, by Prof. Steve Michael Diu of Romania. The university will also hold a vice-chancellor’s luncheon and awards ceremony later that day.
The main convocation ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 14. The President of the Evangelical Church Winning All and Chairman of the university’s Board of Trustees, Rev. Dr. Job Ayuba Bagat Mallam, is the chief host, while the Esu Karu, His Royal Highness, Pharmacist Luka Baba Panya, will serve as chancellor and chairman of the ceremony.
Established in 2005 by the Evangelical Church Winning All, Bingham University was founded to provide conventional university education within a Christian environment.
Ayuba said the institution’s vision was to become a world-class conventional university in a Christ-centred environment, while its mission was to produce graduates equipped with knowledge and skills for self-reliance and grounded in the fear of Christ.
The university currently has 15 faculties, a College of Medical Sciences, a teaching hospital and 63 departments offering 48 undergraduate and 59 postgraduate programmes. Its main campus is in Karu, while the College of Medical Sciences and teaching hospital are located at its Jos campus.
Ayuba, who became the university’s fifth substantive vice-chancellor on January 8, 2024, paid tribute to his predecessors and past and present members of the Board of Trustees, Governing Council, Senate and management for their contributions to the institution’s development.
He also acknowledged the roles of staff, students, parents, regulators, professional accreditation bodies, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and other partners in the university’s growth.
The vice-chancellor said the convocation offered an opportunity to celebrate the university’s progress and renew its commitment to innovation, service and national development.
