In the early 1990s, securing a first-class degree was an exceptional feat, meriting the admiration of classmates, a few words from the vice-chancellor at graduation and a good job.

Nearly a third of university students are awarded first-class honours degrees, figures show. Concerns have been raised that the prestige of the country’s leading universities could be undermined after ...

Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) has awarded foreign scholarships to 43 students who graduated with first-class honours during its maiden convocation ceremony on Saturday. The ...

Afirst-class honours degree is the Holy Grail of under-graduate education. It is equivalent to the Olympic gold medal. A rarity in times gone by, it is a symbol of academic excellence and discipline ...

Three UNILAG graduates shared how they overcame setbacks and earned First Class degrees in engineering, HR management, and ...

Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) graduates 7,396 students, with 131 achieving first-class honours at its 10th convocation ...

The share of Black students enrolled in Harvard Law’s J.D. Class of 2027 fell by more than 4 percentage points compared to the previous year, according to enrollment data released by the school on ...

The VC said that the first class students and 1,182 others would be awarded first degrees at the university’s convocation on April 6. Osun State University (UNIOSUN) Fifty-four students of the Osun ...