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By Chinyere Anyanwu
University of Lagos (UNILAG) is set to graduate 16,506 students during its 56th convocation ceremonies with 617 students bagging First Class degrees.
This was revealed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, during a press conference to outline activities for the convocation ceremonies, yesterday, at the institution’s Senate Chamber.
Prof. Ogunsola disclosed that Umeozor, Chukwuzubelu Benedict of the Business Administration Department emerged the 2024/2025 Overall Best Graduating Student and Best in Humanities with a perfect CGPA of 5.00 while Oloton, Deborah Isiuwa, who graduated with a CGPA of 4.91 in Architecture is the Best Graduating Student in the Sciences for the year.
Giving a breakdown of the convoking students, the vice chancellors said, “a total of 1,211 students will bag First Class and Distinction categories of degrees at the 56th Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos.
“The number is made up of 617 First Class honours and 92 Distinctions all in the Bachelors’ Degree category, and 502 Distinctions in the Postgraduate category. A total of 10,584 graduating students will receive first degrees or diplomas while 5,922 others will receive Postgraduate degrees.”
She further stated that: “4,543 graduated in the Second-Class Upper category; 3,910 are in the Second-Class Lower Division; 1,023 are graduating with Third-Class; 69 finished with Pass and
a total of 330 have degrees that are not classified (from the Faculties of Pharmacy, Dental Sciences, Health Professionals and Clinical Sciences).”
According to her, 479 students in the School of Postgraduate Studies will bag Postgraduate Diploma certificates (PGD), out of which 41 made Distinctions.
Ogunsola further said 148 will graduate in the Masters Degree category, with 429 having Distinctions, adding that 119 will bag Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in various disciplines, among others.
Line-up of activities for the week-long onvocation ceremonies, which will commence on Friday, January 16 and end on Friday, January 23, 2026, include a Special Jumat Service at the institution’s Central Mosque; commissioning of UNILAG Multimedia Library Studio (a state-of-the-art facility funded through a World Bank Centre Of Excellence Fund); the Convocation lecture titled: “Maximising Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend through Urgent Education Reform for Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century”; and the congregation for the Award of First Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates and Prizes on Graduating Students across all faculties.
Others include the conferment of Emeritus Professors, Distinguished Professors, Award of Gold Medals and Honorary Doctorates Degrees on deserving individuals; Long Service Award/Luncheon with a concluding Convocation Thanksgiving Service at the Chapel of Christ Our Light, University of Lagos, Akoka.
