FROM PRAYERS TO PRAISES UNILORIN celebrates 41st Convocation in style, writes KUNLE AKOGUN The University of Ilorin once again lived up to its billing as it rolled out drums for its 41st Convocation Ceremonies UNILORIN celebrates 41st Convocation in style, writes KUNLE AKOGUN The University of Ilorin once again lived up to its billing as it rolled out drums for its 41st Convocation Ceremonies between Friday, 16th and Sunday, 25th October, 2026.
The University campus, usually known for its clean and green ambience, was particularly beautifully adorned in the University’s signature colours for the special occasion.
Apart from the main auditorium, which sat about 2000 people, including graduands, guests and top University officials, other venues used for the three main days of the convocation proper were the Multipurpose Hall, where the proud parents of graduands were seated, and the Marquee beside the Auditorium, where students who could not be accommodated in the main hall sat.
The beautiful thing was that whether one sat inside the Main Auditorium, the Multipurpose Hall, or under the Marquee, nobody missed any piece of the action as the event inside the auditorium was beamed live to all guests and even those who were not on campus on those days.
Indeed, everybody in any part of the world got connected seamlessly to what was happening on the University campus throughout the convocation days, all thanks to the meticulous planning and clinical execution by the Ceremonials Committee, led by Prof. Adegboyega Adisa Fawole, a renowned clinician, consummate consultant paediatrician, and former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University. What began with prayers ended with praises, as the University celebrated 16,152 graduands, sustained intellectual excellence and remarkable institutional progress. Of the graduands, 11, 213 bagged their first degrees (365 First Class, 4,367 Second Class Upper, 5,102 Second Class Lower, 1,006 Third Class and 30 Pass graduates.), 4,939 higher degrees and Diplomas, comprising 160 Postgraduate Diplomas, 901 Master degrees, 114 Professional Master degrees, two Master of Philosophy degrees and 251 Ph.D.
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