•24 bag First Class honours It is now an offence for any student of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti to smoke on the campus. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Bandele, said the authorities of the university have started to enforce the anti-smoking law passed by the Fourth House of Assembly. He said this yesterday at a briefing to herald the 21st Convocation, which holds on Friday for the award of first degrees and Saturday for higher degrees. A huge banner adorns the main gate of the university, warning students and visitors alike on the enforcement of the law on the campus with Bandele expressing delight that compliance with the law has been total since his assumption of office in December last year. The Ekiti State Anti-Smoking Law stipulates a term of six months imprisonment or N50,000 fine or both for any offender convicted. Bandele said: “Since my assumption of office as VC, I have not met anybody smoking anywhere on the campus, maybe they are smoking it secretly. But with the enforcement of the anti-smoking law, we are achieving something.” Honorary doctorate degrees will be conferred on Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, corporate guru Gbenga Oyebode and the new Chancellor of the university, who is also the Alara of Aramoko-Ekiti, Oba Olu Adeyemi. In the Bachelor’s category, 24 students are graduating with First Class Honours, 573 with Second Class Upper Division, 1647 obtained Second Class Lower Division, 747 with Third Class and 67 ended up with Pass. For higher degrees, 78 graduated with PhD, 366 with Master’s, 127 with Professional Master’s and 118 with Postgraduate Diplomas.]]>