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    A retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army, Bolaji Titilola Onafowokan, aged 85, is among the first set of doctoral degree students produced by the Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

    Disclosing this at the weekend while briefing the press on activities to mark the 16th convocation ceremony of the university, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwole Banjo, said the first set of PhD holders to be produced by the institution totalled 67.

    “I am happy to inform you that the university will at this 16th convocation ceremony graduate its first set of doctoral degree holders. They are 67 in number and the list included a retired Army Colonel, Bolaji Titilola Onafowokan, who is 85 years old and who is getting his PhD in Educational Technology. I salute his courage and doggedness to pursue this dream of his. Even younger ones shy away from this kind of task.

    “Also, out of the 4,140 graduating students, 27 have first class. We are also graduating 4 M.Phil, 275 Master’s degree and our best graduating student is Adedeji A. Adedamola with CGPA of 4.91.

    ” We are also giving honourary degrees to four distinguished Nigerians namely: Dr Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi, Prince Oluyemisi Adedoyin Shyllon, Otunba Jaiyeola Wasiu and Engineer Jubril Dotun Sanusi,” he stated.

    Prof. Banjo, who is winding down his tenure as the VC of the first university of education in Nigeria, added that some projects would be inaugurated by the Visitor, Governor Dapo Abiodun.

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    “We are happy to say that within the last one year, we have done some projects to add to what we have on ground . We have expanded the Medical Centre and the fund used was from our internally generated revenue. We are also weaning ourselves of epileptic power supply as we have our own Independent Power Project. It is 800 kva which can be scaled up. Even as it is, it is enough for our needs. It is less expensive than what we pay monthly as electricity bills to the power firm serving this area,” he said.

    The VC also disclosed that the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, would deliver the convocation lecture titled,”From classroom to cloud: Leveraging digital literacy for national development.”

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