Crescent University have beaten other university graduates to secure admission to the University of Lagos post graduate examination.
The graduates excelled above others as the
University of Lagos released the results of 2019/2020 highly competitive postgraduate entrance examination.
The results of the examination which featured over 500 candidates from different universities in Nigeria held in July, 2019 showed that nine students from Department of Mass Communication, Crescent University, were among 78 candidates who scored 70 percent and above and recommended for admission by the Board of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos.
The nine students representing 11.5% of candidates were offered unconditional Full Time admission into 2019/2020 Master of Science (M.Sc) in Mass Communication.
The University located at Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital recalled that two graduates of Mass Communication from the institution, Waheed Ogunjobi finished with a Ph.D grade (4.21 over 5.0 in 2016/2017 session).
It added that Jonathan Olajide scored (4.28 over 5.0 in 2017/2018 session) respectively at the final examinations of University of Lagos’s Master of Science (MSc.) in Mass Communication programme.
While reacting to the development, the Head of Department of Mass Communication, Crescent University, Abeokuta Dr. Kola Adesina said that he was not surprised that 9 students excelled again in the UNILAG 2019 postgraduate entrance examination because graduates of Crescent Mass Communication have always been leading in UNILAG at postgraduate level over the past five years.
He explained that 9 out of 78 students admitted unconditionally for 2019/2020 Full Time admission on merit from the same University confirms the quality and integrity of certificates issued by Crescent University.
He also corroborated the 93.5 per cent scored by the department during the 2018 National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation visit to Crescent University, Abeokuta.
Dr Adesina quoted the Vice Chancellor of Crescent University,Professor Ibrahim Gbajabiamila as saying he was not surprised by the feat recorded by the graduates of the institution as they have been adequately equipped to excel in their in all spheres of life.
