71-year-old emerges best PhD graduate at UNILAG convocation

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The student, from the Department of European Languages and International Studies, will be the oldest to be awarded a PhD degree in the history of the university



ByAgency Report


Felicia Marinze, a 71-year-old PhD student of the University of Lagos, has emerged one of the best graduating students from the institution’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS).


The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced this at a news conference on activities lined-up for the institution’s 51st convocation on Wednesday in Lagos.


He said Mrs Marinze (PhD French), from the Department of European Languages and International Studies, will be the oldest to be awarded a PhD degree in the history of the university.


He added that the 71-year-old, with the best PhD thesis, had just demonstrated to the world that age was never a barrier to attaining any height.


The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the title of Mrs Marinze’s thesis is: “Evaluation de la Competence Communicative Orale du Francais Des Apprenants Nationale Diploma Des Polytechniques Seledionness du Nigeria’’.


The vice-chancellor added that Olatunji Moruf from the Department of Marine Science and Ekundayo Mesagan of the Department of Economics would also be awarded the best PhD thesis in Humanities, alongside Mrs Marinze.


Speaking further, the vice-chancellor noted that 281 of the 15,753 students would be graduating in the first class upper division.


“The three-day convocation will culminate in the graduation of 15,753 students.


“These comprise of 7,754 students who will be awarded first degrees and 7,999 Postgraduate degrees.

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