The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced that 316 students graduated with First Class honours out of a total of 11,886 graduands in various degrees and diplomas.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, made this known on Monday during a press briefing to mark the institution’s 40th Convocation Ceremony and 50th anniversary celebrations.
Breakdown of First Degree/Diploma Graduates:
First Class: 316
Second Class Upper: 4,120
Second Class Lower: 5,939
Third Class: 1,078
Pass: 11
Diploma: 13
Professional Programmes Graduands:
MBBS: 175
Nursing: 94
Optometry: 40
Veterinary Medicine: 36
Physiotherapy: 64
Postgraduate Degrees (Total: 1,520):
Postgraduate Diplomas: 182
Master’s Degrees: 916
Professional Master’s Degrees: 188
Ph.Ds: 234
Prof. Egbewole said UNILORIN is proud of its 50-year journey of academic excellence, leadership development, research innovation, and community service. He reaffirmed the university’s commitment to sustaining its legacy despite challenges such as limited resources, bureaucracy, and changing educational demands.
“These challenges have strengthened our resolve rather than derailed our progress. They provided opportunities to rethink, redesign, and recommit,” he said.
Convocation Schedule:
October 22: Four-year programmes and diploma graduands
October 23: Other categories of graduands
