The premier private university in Nigeria, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State says it has produced 3000 law graduates since its establishment in 1999.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye announced this during the valedictory ceremony for the 2022/2023 graduating students on Saturday in Okada.
The NewsZenith reports that Prof. Raphael Adeghe, deputy VC, represented Ezemonye at the event.
Ezemonye said the graduates were excelling in their various callings, some of them becoming Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).
“As it stands, the university has equipped you sufficiently well with knowledge and skills to face the future with confidence.
“Therefore, the challenge before you, the graduating law students is to go to the Law School.
“You are not only to replicate but surpass your performance at the university. We also expect you to stand out from the crowd.
“The university’s commitment to academic excellence remains on course.
“We have escalated our internationalisation programme as a platform for knowledge exchange, research and development.
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“Our Master Classes are up and running through the injection of industry experts in order to bridge the gap between theory and practice,” Ezemonye said.
Earlier, Prof. Osaretin Izevbuwa, Dean of Oba Erediauwa College of Law of the university, called for the building of more law schools in the country.
This, he said, is necessary to accommodate graduates that are produced year-in and year-out.
He added that having more law schools would enhance the delivery of the justice system in the country.
Izevbuwa said the present quota of the university at the Nigerian Law School was 100.
“The management is leaving no stone unturned to securing more spaces.
The dean urged the graduates to follow the standards at the law school and be good ambassadors of the institution.
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