{
  "id": 8466110,
  "title": "We are interested academic excellence, skills, character moulding – UNIOSUN VC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/we-are-interested-academic-excellence-skills-character-moulding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T13:17:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/19/we-are-interested-academic-excellence-skills-character-moulding-uniosun-vc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Prof. Odunayo Clement Adebooye, has emphasized the institution's dedication to academic excellence, research, innovation, character development, and societal contribution. At a press conference announcing the 16th Convocation, he revealed that the university will confer degrees upon 4,357 students, comprising 3,845 first-degree holders, nine postgraduate diploma recipients, 400 master's graduates, and 103 doctoral degree recipients. Of the first-degree recipients, 88 achieved First-Class Honours, 1,509 earned Second-Class Upper Division, 1,946 obtained Second-Class Lower Division, and 220 received Third-Class Honours. The university will also graduate its first cohort of medical doctors, with 90 students from the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme completing their studies and being inducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. The ceremony will also see pioneer graduates from various programs, including Cyber Security, Information Systems, and Peace Studies, among others. The university's leadership has undergone changes, with Victoria Adunola Samson appointed as Chancellor and the Governing Council reconstituted.",
  "summary": "The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, Prof. Odunayo Clement Adebooye, has said the institution is committed to the provision of quality education and producing graduates who are fully equipped with the knowledge, skills and character required to contribute meaningfully to national and global development. This is as he also disclosed that the 16th Convocation of the […] We are…",
  "key_points": [
    "Osun State University aims for academic excellence and character development",
    "4,357 students to receive degrees at 16th Convocation",
    "First medical doctors cohort graduates with 90 BMBS students"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}