YABATECH graduates 7,040

No fewer than 197 students graduated with
distinctions in the Ordinary and Higher
National Diploma programmes at the 28th
Convocation of the Yaba College of
Technology, Lagos on Thursday.
The institution graduated 7, 040 students out
of which 3,740 were of the 2010/2011 set,
while 3,300 belonged to the 2011/2012 set.
Rector of the college, Dr. Margaret Kudirat
Ladipo, who gave the figures at the
convocation, said in the 2010/2011 session
24 students had distinctions; 409 students got
upper credits, 815 had lower credits and 171
students graduated with ordinary pass at the
HND level.
She said at the ND level, 61 got distinctions;
461 students got upper credit while 930
students graduated with lower credit.
Chairman, Famfa Oil, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija
and a commissioner with the Independent
National Electoral Commission, Dr. Nuru
Yakubu, were also conferred with the college
fellowship awards.
Ladipo explained that the college had
recorded improvement in its academic
programmes as it got the approval of the
National Board for Technical Education to
start seven new programmes.
She said Book Publishing and Mechanical
Engineering Technology were introduced at
the HND level; while Marketing, Agriculture
and Bio-environmental Engineering
Technology, Marine Engineering and Polymer
Technology were introduced at the ND level.
Ladipo added that the governing council had
also approved the introduction of Leisure and
Tourism course at the institution's campus at
Epe.
While commending the Federal Government
and Tertiary Education Trust Fund for their
support, she advised the graduating students
to utilise their knowledge in ways that would
benefit the nation.
"The college will continue to appreciate the
Federal Government and Tertiary Education
Trust Fund for their support through capital
grants and intervention funds for
infrastructure and academic development,"
she said.