65 Inmates To Graduate From  Open University – VC

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By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna 

Sixty-five  inmates from correctional centres are among the 28,740 students that will graduate from the forthcoming convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), its Vice Chancellor, Professor Olufemi Peters, has disclosed.

Speaking at its 12th pre-convocation briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, he explained that of the 58 inmates are undergraduates and seven, postgraduates.

He further explained that they (inmates) are studying at no cost as the university offers them scholarship being part of its social responsibility, stressing  that it is  to provides them the opportunity to make a living for themselves after serving their terms.

 Professor Peters stated that six students would be awarded First Class; 2,306, Second Class Upper; 11, 075, Second Class Lower and 5,558. Third Class.

He explained, “The convocation will take place simultaneously at the 114 study centres of the varsity across the country to get students and parents to participate from the centres close to them.”

He disclosed  that NOUN was working on a new proposal for the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) with the hope that it would be more receptive and bring in some of the students into NYSC.

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