UNIZIK Matriculates 7,820 Students For 2016/2017 Academic Session

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka on Friday 27th January, 2017 Held her matriculation ceremony for newly admitted students, A total of
7,820 admitted candidates were matriculated.

The University’s Vice-Chancellor Prof. Joseph Eberendu Ahaneku during his speech congratulated the matriculants and urged them
to take their studies serious if they want to graduate with good grades.

The Vice-Chancellor also revealed that over 80,000 candidates preferred the University in the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination but the university was able to admit only 7,820 candidates in line with its admission quota.

Prof. Ahaneku also urged the students to avoid all forms of social vises like cultism, examination
misconduct and rape as such may lead to their suspension or expulsion as the case may be.

The Vice-Chancellor also, informed the matriculants that the name of any student expelled from the university will be sent to his or
her parents or guardian, security agencies and all tertiary institutions in the country and such person won't be admitted in any University
across Nigeria. Prof.

Ahaneku also informed the matriculants that the University has a study and work scheme that help its participants who work five hours a week sustain themselves with a
monthly stipend of Ten Thousand Naira.

According to the Vice Chancellor, to qualify for the scheme, a student will have at least 2.5 CGPA and be cleared by the Security Department of the University.

In a brief chat with journalists in his office afternthe event, the University's Vice Chancellor stated
that the University receives massive number of Prospective Candidates annually due to its stable academic calender and cheap school fees that
have been sustained for over thirteen years.

Prof. Ahaneku further said that continuing students of the University pay as low as Twenty Thousand One Hundred Naira as school fees
annually and according to him, that is one of the cheapest school fees in the country.

The Vice Chancellor also said that the university usually receive commendations from various
employers of labour over the excellent performance of its graduates at their various places of work.

Prof. Ahaneku however urged the
numerous candidates that were not admitted to bear with the institution because it is difficult to admit many candidates because the number of
applicants was massively higher than the University's admission quota.

Using the Faculty of Medicine as example, Prof. Ahaneku said that
seven thousand candidates applied for one hundred available space in the Faculty.

Dignitaries at the event which held at the University's convocation arena include Parents, lecturers, members of the academia and gentlemen of the press.