A Nigerian bank has offered 51 first class graduates of Gombe University an automatic employment.
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Nigeria PLC, who received an Honorary Doctor of Administration award, said the bank was ready to engage the graduates if they accepted the offer.
Wigwe, who with three other Nigerians received the honorary doctor’s degrees from the university at its 6th,7th, 8th and 9th combined convocation on Saturday in Gombe, congratulated the graduates on the feat they achieved in their academic pursuits.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Wigwe also commended the University Administration for their remarkable achievement.
“In spite of the security challenges in the region, the state government has put up a remarkable infrastructure in the institution in spite of its lean resources.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, it may take some of you several years after graduating to settle,” he said.
Other Nigerians honoured at the ceremony were Hajiya Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Dr. Christopher Kolade, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Another award recipient was Dr. Abubakar Shehu, the Emir of Gombe, who is the University Chancellor.
The university graduated 3,958 students in various disciplines at the ceremony.
(NAN)
