316 Students Bag First Class at Unilorin 40th Convocation

*11,886 students to graduate

     Hammed Shittu in Ilorin 

Authorities of University of Ilorin, Kwara State said that 316 of its students bagged First Class Honours in the year 2024/2025 academic session convocation.

Addressing the pre-convocation press conference to herald the varsity’s 40th Convocation ceremony, the vice-chancellor of the institution, Prof AbdulWahab Egbewole (SAN,) added that 4,120 students bagged Second Class Upper Division; 5,939 students with Second Class Lower Division, 1,078 students with Third Class Division and 11 students with ordinary Pass.

Egbewole, who said that, “University shall be graduating a total of 11,886 students for the 2024/2025 academic session,” however, said that, “the success recorded by the affected graduands was due to the commitment of the lecturers towards achieving academic standards of the institution”.

He also said that, “During the convocation, 175 MBBS students would be graduating, 194 nursing graduands, 40 Optometry graduands, 36 veterinary medicine,64 Physiotherapy graduands and a total number of 13 diploma.

“The total numbers of Higher Degrees of 1,520 will also be awarded at the 40th convocation. Out of this figure, there are 182 Postgraduates diplomas, 916 Master’s, 188 Professional Masters and 234 Ph.D from various faculties of the university”.

On the transportation system of the institution, Egbewole stated that, the institution has gotten 30 campus shuttle buses for the students to ease the transportation system of the school.

He said that, the affected buses were unveiled on 6th January, 2025 and the initiative is a reflection of the school commitment to improving commuter experience for both the staff and students of the University.

The vice chancellor added that, the shuttle buses was a public- private initiative on build, operate and transfer(BOT) basis.

He stressed that, “It is our hope that the university will be building on the numbers in a way to improve ease of transportation on campus and ensure security of our staff and students.

“The model being put in place is to allow our students to manage the buses by providing opportunity for them to work and study.

“Equally, important is the fact that, the transaction on the buses will be totally cashless”.

Egbewole stated further that, “In order to reduce out of school problem, Federal Government has intervened with the provision of a total sum of N1.6billion as loans to 12,983 students of University of Ilorin for 2024/2025 academic session.

“The loan cut across all disciplines of the institution including medical students and this Federal Government intervention has guaranteed that no students will drop out as a result of funding”.

He also said that, “In the year under review, the University of Ilorin continued to enjoy the support of Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFUND) with the intervention fund of over N2billion for the year 2024/2025 academic session.

“This interventions covers eleven areas including physical infrastructure/programme upgrade, academic staff training, ICT support, entrepreneurship, career services among others”.

Egbewole said that: “despite various challenges hindering even development of the institution, the university would continue to train leaders, advancing their knowledge and shaping national and global development.

He, therefore called on the stakeholders, alumni, staff, students, parents, guardians and friends of the institution in its commitment to enhance the academic excellence of the university.