…asks that private universities be part of TetFund programs
A total of twenty students of Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State have graduated with a First Class Degree in different faculties at the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 academic session, while 188 others graduated with other grades.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Adewumi Idowu at a pre Convocation Press Briefing at the campus said:
“A total number of 208 students, in a combined 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 sessions were graduated.
“A breakdown of the result shows that 20 students will be graduating with First Class Degrees, six of them in the 2019/2020 set and fourteen in
2020/2021 set. Others will be graduating with second Class Honors and other degrees.
“Contrary to the wrong perception some individuals have about private universities, our
graduates are thorough and quite exceptional. Our alumní are changing the stories in Nigeria, They are among the best employees and entrepreneurs out there. This shows that for us in Samuel Adegboyega University, we are into a serious business.”
He said, as part of the university’s tenth anniversary, the university is given back tothe community by given scholarships to indigent students and offering free tuition fees for some programs,
“the leaders of the Apostolic Church Nigeria, has instituted tuition-free programs, effective from 2021/2022
academic session. This is in line with the founding father’s desire to make education accessible to all.
“The Apostolic Church Nigeria, LAWNA Territory has made scholarship available to some indigent students, and one
Hundred Thousand Naira discount for all students from The Apostolic Church.”
He also appealed that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund be extended to private universities, as those trained are also Nigerians.
“The major issue about the TetFund program is what will ASUU say, the young men and women, we are training are also Nigerians, those people we are training here on practical cannot go for job interview anywhere and they will not be taken. If TetFund is established to train Nigerians, I don’t think it is responsible to segregate those in public or private universities. We just have to thank God that we have private universities or else what would have happened to the army of young people that are studying today in private universities.”
He said, the convocation ceremony which commenced on Monday, 21 will end on Friday,26 November 2021 with the award of Honorary Doctorate Degrees to some deserving individuals.
