The Baze University, Abuja has honoured two late Nigerians, Maryam Babangida and Justice Mohammed Bello with Honorary Doctor of Science degree and Honorary Doctor of Letters respectively.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that Mrs Babangida was the wife of former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, while Mr Bello was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1987 to 1995.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Kathleen Okafor, conferred the awards on the two iconic Nigerians at the weekend during the 10th Convention Ceremony in Abuja.
According to the V-C, the two iconic Nigerians had impacted on the lives of many Nigerians, hence the need to recognize them.
Speaking on the convocation, Mrs Okafor said the university has recorded a notable milestone, including growing academic programmes from 72 in 2022 to 102.
Mrs Okafor said this comprised 43 undergraduate courses, 41 post-graduate (PGD and MSc) programmes and 18 PhD programmes.
“Today, we present a list of 613 graduands, 388 at Undergraduate level and 225 at Postgraduate (Masters Degrees) level.
“To us, the pleasure of producing another set of excellent intellectuals for the nation and the international community is limitless. We return all glory to the Almighty God who has made this possible,” she said.
The acting vice-chancellor also said that women must participate to be in the quest for economic regeneration as well as engage in the family and national resources for fairness, equity and justice.
She said that universities must henceforth impact education that is relevant and ethical, combating genocides and poverty, blatant breaches of the rule of law.
“The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and World Bank research reports show that exposure of women to economic activities shot productively from about 17 per cent to 37 per cent within two years.
“Women must be in this quest for economic regeneration, they must participate, they must collaborate and engage in the family and national resources for fairness, equity and justice. Them can be no peace without justice,” she said.
She, therefore, advised the graduating students to pursue self-development in their specialised discipline and as well join relevant professional associations to sharpen their digital skills.
She said this was necessary because with the age of digital innovation and entrepreneurship, they would be well equipped to face the exigencies of work places.
NAN
