The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the University at its 7th
Convocation ceremony held in Abuja, said a total of 109 students in
various courses graduated with First Degree.
Also, 32 students
graduated from both Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s Degree programmes for
2017/2018 session.
Ten out of the 109
undergraduates made First class while 48 made Second Class Upper among
others.of the institution, Prof. Hyacinth Ichoku, said that the school had over
the last 10 years offered courses in five key colleges, namely, Arts,
Education, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences and the Post Graduate college.
According to him,
there were over 30 undergraduate and 15 Post Graduate programmes currently in
the university, which have passed the National Universities Commission (NUC)
accreditation and resource verification in 2019.
He noted that the
school was working tirelessly to establish a College of Law in its next
academic session and a College of Medicine in its subsequent academic session.
He said: “We are
working with the Association of Catholic Lawyers and Association of Catholic
Medical Practitioners to realise these dreams.
“Our overall goal
in all courses in the university is to combine both theoretical and
professional approaches in all disciplines of the university.
“For example, we
are working with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria to accredit
our Accounts Department so that the graduates can become Chartered Accountants
immediately they graduate.
“In this way, we
are preparing our students not just to pass but also for the future as
professionals in their fields of study.”
Prof. Ichoku also
said that the school was working with international organisations to establish
Veritas Radio and Television stations in the Department of Mass Communication.
He further
explained that the project, which is expected to cost N35 million, would give
the opportunity for Mass Communication students in the school to learn
communication hands-on.
While
congratulating the graduating students for their achievements,he urged
them to apply all they learnt in the schools to their everyday life.
Also speaking, the
Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Governing Council of the institution, Most Rev.
Prof. Godfrey I. Onah on his address said that the focus of the present
Governing Council of the school was to consolidate on the successes of previous
councils by stabilizing the University.
He also said that
the main goal of the council was also to move the school properly into its
second phase of development.
“The focus is to
vigorously pursue the commencement of professional programmes in Law, Medicine,
Pharmacy and Engineering.
“Conscious of the
peculiar character of the University as a Catholic school, we are equally
working towards the establishment of an Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology.
“We believe that
the school needs to expand its physical facilities to accommodate the
establishment of these programmes which are yearnings of many,” he said.
Prof. Onah urged
the graduating students to go into the labour market, as ambassadors of the
school and make positive and meaningful impact.
NAN reports that
the students graduated from the colleges of Education, Humanities, Management
sciences, Natural Applied sciences and Social sciences in both undergraduate
and Post Graduate fields.
