OOU Best Graduating Students Get Automatic Employment, N1m Cash Reward
OOU Best Graduating Students Get Automatic Employment, N1m Cash Reward
Two graduating students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Fatima Adebisi Awolumate and Iloka Peter Ebuka, were on Monday, January 31, 2022, offered immediate employment by the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, as a reward for outstanding academic performance.
The governor also announced a cash reward of N1 million each to the two students who emerged as the overall best graduating student in their respective sets.
Governor Abiodun made the announcement while giving his address at the university’s 30th and 31st combined convocation ceremonies.
Fatima Awolumate of the Faculty of Agricultural Economics emerged as the best graduating student of the 2019/2020 session with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.8, while Iloka Ebuka of the Faculty of Pharmacy graduated with a CGPA of 4.92 to emerge the best student in the 2020/2021 session and the overall best graduating student of the institution.
Abiodun in his address also announced that his administration had approved the construction of a 1,600-bed hostel for the university, while plans are underway to launch an education trust fund as part of efforts to develop education in the state.
He challenged institutions of higher learning in the country to prioritise research and innovation and stressed the need to encourage and cultivate the culture of innovation, ingenuity and technology among the youths.
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