Four Nigerian citizens made the country proud after they were among those adjudged the best among 147 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates from the International Islamic University (IIUM), Malaysia.
It was gathered that at the convocation, which held at Gombak, 4,853 students from 73 countries graduated with Diploma, Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees with 52 Nigerians graduating with various degrees.
The number includes 26 PhD, 25 Master and one Bachelor degrees.
The award winning Nigerians are: Dr. Imran Adesile Moshood (Education), Dr. Aliyu Mukhtar Kastina (Political Science), Dr. Mohammed Baba Ndaliman (Engineering) and Dr. Raji Lateef Akintunde (Biosciences).
Imran’s thesis is entitled: “Modeling Academic Dishonesty among Undergraduates of Nigerian and Malaysian Public Universities,” Aliyu’s thesis is “Party Constitutions and Political Challenges in a Democracy: Nigeria in the Fourth Republic,1999-2011.”
Mohammed’s dissertation is entitled “Powder Metallurgy Compacted Electrodes of Electrical Discharge machining for Surface Modification of Titanium Alloy (Ti-6AL-4V) while Raji wrote on “Agronomy Breeding and Cytogenetic Studies in Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni.”
At the ceremony, the IIUM Rector, Prof. Dato’ Sri Dr. Zaleha Kamaruddin, said the university had been able to groom them with all facilities needed to change the world.
The Nigerian Ambassador in Malaysia, Alhaji Sheu Ringim represented by the Officer in-charge of Education, Mr. Adeniyi Oyemade, Nigerian in Diaspora Organisation and Malaysia (NIDOMY) President, Chief James Emarievbe among others graced the occasion.
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