82 Bag First Class as KWASU Holds 13th Convocation

By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Authorities of the Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete has said about 82 out of the 8,119 graduands of the institution would receive First Class honours degrees during the 13th Convocation Ceremony of the University.

The ceremony would hold on Saturday at Malate in Moro local government area of the state.

Speaking at a pre convocation press conference at Malete on Tuesday, the vice chancellor of the institution, Professor, Luqman Jimoh, said, apart from this, 1,986 would receive Second Class Upper Division, 4, 195 Second Class Lower, 1,355 Third Class, 426 for Masters degrees and 82 for PhD.

Prof. Jimoh said the academic results of this year convocation showed that the lecturers and students are more committed to the academic excellence of the institution.

He stated the superlative achievement is also due to the readiness and seriousness exhibited by the students towards their academic learning in the school.

He also said that, “There has been significant academic growth since the last one year.

“The two other campuses of the Kwara State University have taken off , one in Osi in Ekiti local government area of the state and the other in Ilesha-Baruba in Baruten local government area of the state.

“Both staff and students of the faculty of Environmental Sciences and the faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences have been integrated in these communities with lectures and research activities ongoing for the 2025/2026 academic session.

“This, has facilitated the spread of the institution to other parts of the state with expected socio-economic benefits to the communities hosting them”.

On the issue of insecurity in the school, Prof. Jimoh said the management of the institution has collaborated with security agencies and the Moro local government council management so as to address the reported cases of insecurity in the institution.

He said that, “apart from this, the management has put in place a restriction policy on the movement of the students and other people around the campus till after 11 p.m and the restriction in the use of power generating sets after 12 p.m.

“Also, the University/Community joint security committee is still in place and working to ensure that we do not have a repeat of burglaries.

“The Moro local government area of the state has also passed a bye law to provide a legal backing for the imposition of restrictions and we thank the local government for this proactiveness that has continued to ensure peaceful situation at KWASU”.

On the challenges facing the institution, Prof Jimoh said that, “The crossing from Shao to Malete through Jebba Road remain a serious challenge.

“The federal government’s intervention on the express way has not mitigated the dangers. Some commercial and even articulated vehicles drive against the traffic in a bid to cut down on the distance to drive to make the turn.

“This constitutes a major hazard for all users of that road. We urge our visitor to use his good office to facilitate a flyover bridge for safe crossing of the express road.

“Similarly, we request extensions to be existing intra- campus road network for ease access to facilities. Road infrastructure is beyond the ability of the University and this is why we call on our proprietor, Kwara state Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to intervene in this area”.