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From Olanrewaju Lawal,Birnin Kebbi
The Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) had matriculated 3,336 students during its 8th matriculation ceremony held in the institution.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Zayyan Muhammad-Umar, who disclosed this, explained that the comprised 274 postgraduate students and 3062 undergraduates.
In his speech, he note that the university has nurtured an academic culture facilitated by “cutting edge research, seminars, workshops and conferences that not only elicit robust academic exchange and discourse, but are also geared at improving the lots of our communities.”
He further said: “On this, I salute the unwavering commitment of my predecessors, who had worked tirelessly towards making this university a class of its own.”
Umar also assured the students, guardians and parents that the university would continue to build on the significant milestone.
“The management under my stewardship is determined to improve the vibrancy of our academic activities with a view to make this university a destination of choice for all.
“This year, the FUBK has attracted over 10,000 applicants, of which 3,062 undergraduate candidates and 274 postgraduates students were successfully admitted,” he said.
Umar urged the students to help build a university they could all be proud of by shunning all negative tendencies such as “cultism, drunkenness, exam malpractice, and disrespect to constituted authority for which the university has zero tolerance.”
The VC appealed to the new students to be security conscious and report any suspicious character to the university authority at any time.
