In celebration of its 48th convocation, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, is set to confer honorary doctorate degrees on notable individuals, including the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Prince Karl Toriola.

Speaking at the convocation press briefing on Thursday, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simeon Bamire, announced that three other exceptional Nigerians will also be honoured.

The recipients include Dr. Akinade Ogunbiyi, group chairman of Mutual Benefit Plc, which employs over 5,000 youths; Prof. Anthony Adegbulugbe; and Daere Afonya-Akobo.

He explained: “Oluremi TinubuI is an advocate for the underprivileged, particularly women and children. She founded the Yeye Asiwaju Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to women’s and children’s empowerment, and the New Era Foundation, focusing on youth development, environmental health, and community service.

“She gave grants for the spelling bee, and petty traders and even sponsored prizes in the Faculty of Education with N50 million. She donated N1billion for the school recently.” 

Speaking about the graduates, he said: “215 graduated with First Class, 2,197 bagged Second Class Upper Division while 2,691 finished with Second Class Lower, 755 are in Third Class category. 

“61 of them finished with Upper Credit, 33 bagged lower credit and 62 have pass grades. In total 6,015 will graduate for classified degrees, 395 for unclassified, and 958 for postgraduate degrees.” 

[TheNation]