Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Akwa, Anambra State, will award the son of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Seyi Tinubu, with an honorary degree at the institution’s 19th Convocation, slated to begin on Wednesday, March 25, 2025.
As the varsity set to convocate 8,157 graduates of the 2023/2024 academic session, the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ikechebelu, has announced that three individuals would be honored with an honorary degree by the school for their contribution to the growth of the constitution and service to humanity.
The list of the persons as stated by the Acting Vice Chancellor is President Tinubu’s son, Oluwaseyi Tinubu; Minister of Health Dr. Ali Pate; and an industrialist, Chief Chika Emenike.
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Prof. Ikechebelu said, “We want to give God the glory for an opportunity like this. About 8,157 students will be graduating from the 2023/2024 academic session, and they will receive various degrees. The graduates will receive degrees in various categories.
“UNIZIK started as a state school before it became federal, and that is why today, we are having our 19th convocation ceremony. Last year, the institution went through several challenges, and thanks to President Bola Tinubu, it is enjoying the stability it has today.
“UNIZIK is noted for excellence, and we have been pursuing it in three spheres: academic excellence, infrastructural excellence and administrative excellence. My job as a vice-chancellor is to create an environment that enables staff and students to excel.
“Our staff and students are happy because we have been meeting their needs. This is a public university owned by the Federal Government, and we are running it with the mindset of productivity, but what has changed since I took over is the mindset of productivity. Everybody is now focused on productivity.
“We have been challenged by vandalism and scrap scanvegers, but our internal security is living up to their responsibility of securing the school. We have digitalised most of our activities, these are the things we have achieved and we are still going to do more. UNIZIK is back to its good times.”
“The institution will confer honorary degrees on the Minister of Health, Dr Ali Pate, Oluwaseyi Tinubu, and an industrialist, Chief Chika Emenike. These men have been selected because of their track record and the impact they have made in our university and society at large.
“We actually have various projects that are ongoing on campus. All these projects are still under construction and they are progressing well,” he added.
