No fewer than 561 students will graduate with a first degree at the 55th convocation of the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
The UNILAG Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, disclosed this at a pre-convocation news briefing in Lagos on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
Ogunsola disclosed that 16,409 students will be graduating during the week-long activities scheduled to commence with a Juma’at service at the institution’s Central Mosque on Friday, January 10 and end on January 17.
Ogunsola said the university will confer Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) on the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the convocation.
Ogunsola said the conferment of honorary degrees was in recognition to three personalities who had distinguished themselves in scholarship, made ground-breaking discoveries, or contributed significantly to academic and societal development.
She listed other awardees as the Co-Founder of Guaranty Trust Bank, Fola Adeola; and the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Sahara Power Group, Kolawole Adesina.
The Vice-Chancellor said the ceremony will feature award of first degrees, diplomas, certificates, and prizes to graduating students of the Faculties of Arts, Education, Environmental Sciences, Science, and Social Sciences.
“Conferment of degrees will be for graduands from the College of Medicine in the Faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, and Dental Sciences.
Others were Faculties of Engineering, Law, Management Sciences, Pharmacy, and the Distance Learning Institute (DLI),” she stated.
Ogunsola noted that the conferment of degrees would be held on January 14 and January 15.
“Out of the 16,409, 9,684 students will receive first degrees and diplomas, 6,659 will be awarded postgraduate degrees while 66 will graduate from the UNILAG business School,” she said.
The UNILAG VC gave the breakdown of the award results to include 561 first class degrees; 3,916 second class upper degrees; and 763 second class lower degrees.
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Ogunsola added that results also showed that 1,143 third class degrees, 78 degrees, and 223 unclassified degrees would be conferred.
Ogunsola said two students of the Faculty of Science, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Damilare Adebakin and Samuel Badekale, set another record.
The UNILAG Vice-Chancellor noted that Olamide Emida, the best graduating student from Humanities, Faculty of Management Sciences in the department of Accounting had CGPA of 4.95.
Ogunsola said the overall best Ph.D. thesis award for 2025 will go to Adetoun Alaba Akitoye, who obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry; while the best Ph.D. thesis (Humanities) will be awarded to Eniola Ladipo.
Ogunsola said: “Other activities in the forthcoming convocation include exhibition of innovations and works of staff and students at the Senate Car Park, commissioning of three projects by the Pro-Chancellor, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), billed for January 13.
“These are the Centre for Herbal Medicine, Drug recovery and Development, Biomedical Toxicology, Regulatory science and Pharmacovigilance analytical laboratory (ACEDHARS Building).
“We are also commissioning the new 120 bed space in Moremi Hall extension and finally the new ultra-modern Learning Commons, an extension of our library services which speaks to our student-centered services and provides an environment for teamwork, creative engagement, research-collaboration and knowledge co-creation.
“A groundbreaking ceremony for the School of Postgraduate Studies building donated by Chief Tunde Fanimokun in commemoration of his 80th Birthday, will be done same day.”
She added that the convocation will also be used to award Prof. Victor Ariole, (Department of European Languages) a gold medal for his ongoing contributions to the university and the nation.
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