UNILORIN holds simultaneous convocation, 450 graduates fly First Class

Out of the 25,234 graduates who will attend the University of Ilorin’s combined sessions of convocation ceremonies in 2020–2021, approximately 450 will graduate with First Class.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would inaugurate fifteen projects within the time period, according to Vice Chancellor Prof. Wahab Egbewole, who spoke to journalists on Wednesday in Ilorin as part of events to announce the convocation ceremonies.

The chemical engineering building, the clinical sciences building, the Main Campus-UITH link road, and the NOC-Faculty of Law link road are among the projects, he claimed, that President Tinubu will sanction.

He made the suggestion that 450 students graduated with first class throughout the two academic years 2020–2021 and 2021–2022.

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According to Prof. Egbewole, who provided a breakdown, 211 and 239 students from each session received first-class degrees.

He said, “It is pleasing to announce here that we shall be convoking a total of 25,234 throughout the 37th and 38th convocation ceremonies.

“There will be 14,477 students graduating during the convocation ceremonies for the 2020–2021 academic year. On the other side, 10,757 students from the 2021–2022 academic session will be graduating during the 38th convocation ceremonies.

“In the first degree/diploma category of the 37th convocation ceremonies, there were 4,143 second class (upper division), 6,570 second class (lower division), 1,742 third class, and 30 pass.

Additionally, 151 MBBS graduates, 73 nursing graduates, 18 optometry graduates, 43 veterinarian graduates, 12 graduates with divisions, and 27 graduates with passes in pharmacy will be recognised at the 37th convocation ceremonies.

In aggregate, the institution will award 13,020 first degrees or diplomas, the speaker continued.

“In the first degree/diploma category of the 38th convocation ceremonies, we have 3,406 second class (upper division), 4,691 second class (lower division), 961 third class, and 21 pass.

Thus, in the first degrees/diplomas category, we have 9,684 graduates with distinction. In addition, 1,073 higher degrees will be conferred at the third convocation ceremony. 60 postgraduate diplomas, 605 master’s degrees, 211 MBAs, MPAs, MILRs, MPHs, and PhDs are included in this number.

Professor Egbewole also mentioned the university’s cooperation with a consortium to provide a train line in order to ease mobility issues for faculty, staff and students.

He claimed that the administration of the university is making a lot of effort to realise the vision.

The vice chancellor also expressed his happiness at the significant accomplishments made by faculty, staff, and students in a variety of fields, including sports and research.

In order to deepen its links with the host communities, he pointed out that the university has completed roughly twelve community development projects.

Despite having insufficient funding, Professor Egbewole said the university would continue to strive for greater academic achievement.