The University of Ilorin will confer degrees and other academic qualifications on 16,152 graduands at its 41st convocation ceremony for the 2025/2026 academic session, with 365 students graduating with first-class honours.
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN), announced the figures on Monday during a press briefing ahead of the ceremony, which will run from Wednesday, October 21, to Friday, October 23.
According to Egbewole, 11,213 students will receive first degrees, including 4,367 second-class upper division graduates, 5,102 second-class lower division graduates, 1,006 third-class graduates and 30 pass-degree recipients. The graduating class also includes 19 in Medicine and Surgery, 89 in Nursing, 73 in Pharmacy, 41 in Optometry, 89 in Physiotherapy and 32 in Veterinary Medicine.
The Vice-Chancellor disclosed that 4,939 graduands would receive higher degrees and diplomas, comprising 160 postgraduate diploma recipients, 901 master’s degree graduates, 114 professional master’s degree recipients, two Master of Philosophy graduates and 251 doctorate recipients. Another 3,511 students will graduate through the Centre for Affiliated Institutions.
Egbewole said 8,320 students had completed the university’s U-INSPIRE initiative, which equips participants with 21st-century skills through partnerships with 10 industry partners.
The convocation lecture, titled From Lecture Hall to Cabinet Room: The Journey from Academia to Public Leadership, will be delivered by Sierra Leone’s Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Dr Haja Ramatulai Wurie, on Friday, October 23. President Bola Tinubu, the university’s Visitor, is expected to commission completed projects on campus at 2.30 pm on Friday.
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