PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Saturday, commended the University of Benin (UNIBEN) for being the best university in the country and sub-Sahara Africa and urged other Nigerian universities to live up to the standard required for the growth of education in the country.
The president, who spoke through Professor Patrick Onolemenmen of the National Universities Commission (NUC), at the 38th convocation of the university, admonished Vice-Chancellors to key into the developmental agenda of the Federal Government, adding that they should send proposals that will help address the challenges of the nation.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Osayuki Oshodin, who spoke earlier, disclosed that two outstanding persons: Captain Idahosa Okunbor, a business tycoon and philanthropist; and Dr. Isa Odidi, a Canadian-based Nigerian pharmacist and Director of a pharmaceutical company and research centre, were conferred with honourary doctorate degrees for their contributions to the development of the country.
| Posted: at | |
winace
TRENDING GISTS 
Davido Collaborates With UnitedMasters To Launch New Music Label
New Super Eagles Head Coach Will Be Announced in Two Weeks - Sports Minister Reveals
Burna Boy Receives Accolade From Canadian Senate Over ‘Sold Out’ Concert
Nina Ivy Recounts Her Delivery Journey as She Celebrates Her Son’s 4th Birthday (Video)
VID: “I’m Scared, EFCC Are Planning To Arrest Me Because Of VeryDarkMan”– Portable 
Singer Portable Slams His Wife, Bewaji, For Excluding Him From Her Birthday Message To Herself
Banner Calling Out "Home Wrecker" With Her Face & Work Place Display On Plastered By A Roadside
How Bandits Storm Kaduna Community In Fresh Attack, Killed 23 Persons