Prof. Owunari Georgewill, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, disclosed this at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Friday to outline the events planned for the convocation ceremony.
He said the award of first degrees and conferment of post-graduate diplomas, higher degrees, honorary degrees, and prizes would be held at the university from Feb. 23 to Feb. 24.
Giving a breakdown of the 13,816 graduating students, Georgewill stated that 8,140 of them would receive First Degrees, and 3,665 would be awarded Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) certificates.
