216 Bag First Class as Sa’adu Zungur University Graduates 11,813 Students

Professor Fatimah Tahir

By Paul Orude,

No fewer than 11,813 students have graduated from the Bauchi State-owned Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) out of which 216 (1.83 percent) earned First Class honours.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fatimah Tahir, disclosed this on Friday during a press conference marking the combined 8th, 9th, and 10th convocation ceremonies of the institution.

Prof Tahir and principal.officers of SAZU

Providing a breakdown of the graduating students, she stated that a total of 11,813 undergraduate students are graduating, comprising 8,387 (71.00%) males and 3,426 (29.00%) females.

“Among them, 216 (1.83%) graduated with First Class honours, 3,438 (29.10%) with Second Class Upper, 5,563 (47.09%) with Second Class Lower, 2,353 (19.92%) with Third Class, and 243 (2.06%) with Pass,” she revealed.

She added that the figure includes both regular students (10,702) and part-time students (1,111).

At the postgraduate level, the university recorded 443 graduands, with 4 (0.90%) earning Distinction, 9 (2.03%) Merit, 42 (9.48%) Credit, and 388 (87.58%) Pass.

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Further breakdown shows that 25 (5.64%) obtained PhDs, 145 (32.73%) earned Academic Master’s degrees, 241 (54.40%) obtained Professional Master’s degrees, while 32 (7.22%) received Postgraduate Diplomas.

On sessional distribution, the Vice-Chancellor disclosed that the 2023/2024 academic session recorded the highest number of graduands with 5,240 (44.5%). 

This was followed by 2022/2023 with 4,064 (34.5%) and 2024/2025 with 2,509 (21.0%).

She noted that, at the postgraduate level, the university produced 443 graduands across five faculties, 13 departments, and 38 programmes within the three sessions. 

The 2023/2024 academic session also recorded the highest number of postgraduate graduates, with 182 graduands.

Prof. Tahir further announced that the first major activity of the convocation will be a lecture to be delivered by Emeritus Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo, former Vice-Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, on the topic: “Education, Security and Sustainable Development: The Role of Universities in Northern Nigeria.”

The lecture is scheduled to take place on Friday at the 500-Seater Lecture Theatre, Main Campus, Gadau, and will be chaired by Arc. Abdu Sule Katagum.

She added that the lecture will be followed by the Chancellor’s Night at 8:00 pm.

“The grand finale of the activities will be the convocation ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the University Stadium, Main Campus, Gadau.

“During the ceremony, degrees will be formally conferred on graduands who have successfully completed their academic programmes and have been found worthy in character and learning.

“The convocation represents a significant milestone for our graduates, their families, and the university community. It is also an opportunity to celebrate their achievements and reaffirm our commitment to academic excellence and societal development,” she said.