The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. James Epoke, yesterday disclosed that the institution will at its 28th convocation ceremony on March 14th produce 7,811 graduates.

According to him, 9 persons will graduate with First class honours which is the highest number of first class recorded by the institution in the past ten years.

Other graduands include 6,871 undergraduates; 391 masters; 120 Phd; and 429 Post Graduate Diplomas.

He further mentioned that the issue of ‘sorting’ has been reduced to the barest minimum and other social vices have also been tackled.

“So, now the campus is serene and you can see students hanging around the corners reading their books unmolested,” he stated.