The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, has disclosed that a total of 2,675 students of the institution will graduate in the forthcoming 27th convocation ceremony coming up on Saturday, 21, 2015.

It was learnt that 2,675 would be awarded First Degree, 875, Postgraduate Diploma, 709 Masters Degree, 115 Diploma and 73 Ph.D.

Among those that will be awarded 1st degree, 28 students came out with First class from various departments of the institution, while 807 graduated with Second Class Upper, 1,324 with Second Class Lower, Third Class 469 while 47 students finished their programmes with Pass.

Honorary awards would also be conferred on the former Vice President of the federation, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme and the Emir of Bauchi, His Royal Highness, Dr Rilwan Suleiman Adamu, for their contributions to the development of education in the country.