BRIEF FOR GRADUANDS
Graduands are please requested to note
the following information:
i) The 2012/2013 academic
session statutorily commenced on 1 st
August, 2012 and ended on 31st July, 2013.
All convoking graduands are advised to
check their names on the list of graduands
displayed on the University Website –
www.unilorin.edu.ng
ii) Each graduand shall be allowed a
maximum of two (2) guests. Invitation
cards for such guests will be issued to
graduands when they arrive to collect their
academic outfits. Children will not be
allowed into the University Auditorium.
iii) It is mandatory for all graduands to
pay for the following items, except
otherwise indicated, irrespective of whether
or not they attend the convocation
ceremony:
a) Purchase of Ph.D. Academic Gown
(Mandatory for Ph.D. graduands) -
N 15,000.00
b) Purchase of Academic Outfits (First or
Master’s Degree) (optional) -
N 11,000.00
c) Hire of Academic Outfits (First or
Master’s Degrees) -
N 2,000.00
d) Order of Proceedings
- N1,500.00
e) Certificate Scrolls (to be distributed by
Alumni Association) - N750.00
f) University Convocation T-Shirt
- N1,500.00
g) Registration as an Alumnus -
Postgraduate - N1,500.00
- Undergraduate
- N1,000.00
iv) Order of Proceedings, Certificate
Scrolls and Certificates will be available for
collection immediately after the
Convocation Lecture on Monday, 21 st
October, 2013 in the University Auditorium
on presentation of evidence of payment of
appropriate charges.
v) Graduands are expected to attend a
rehearsal of the Academic Procession which
will hold at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday, 20 th
October, 2013 in the premises of the
University Auditorium.
vi) It is compulsory for all graduands
who will attend the convocation
ceremonies to participate in the Academic
Procession and wear the approved
academic outfits. On the days of
Convocation, Academic gowns are limited
and will be distributed an 1st come 1 st
served basis.
vii) All graduands are expected to be
formally dressed in full English wear (i.e.
suit, shirt and tie for men and skirt suit/
skirt and blouse or gown for ladies) OR full
national dress.
viii) Graduands hiring academic gowns
are expected to pay a refundable deposit of
two thousand, five hundred Naira
(N2,500.00) in cash to their Faculty Officers
OR submit to their respective Faculty
Officers a Guarantor Form duly completed
by a staff member of the University. This
payment is outside the non refundable fee
of N2,000.00 in (iiic) above, please.
ix) All hired gowns should be returned
by the graduands to their respective Faculty
Officers not later than Friday, 25 th
October, 2013. Gowns returned after that
date will attract a fine of Fifty Naira
(N50.00) per day.
MODE OF PAYMENT
i) Graduands should make their
payment with Automated Teller Machine
(ATM). The (ATM) cards acceptable for use
are master and verve cards. Each
granduand should ensure that the amount
in their account is up to the value of the
required convocation charges before loging
into the Unilorin portal for payment.
a)Based on (iii) (a – g) above, first degree
graduands are to pay a total sum of six
thousand, seven hundred and fifty Naira
(N 6,750.00), Higher Degree graduands
(excluding Ph.D.), seven thousand, two
hundred and fifty Naira (N 7, 250.00) while
Ph.D. graduands, are to pay five thousand,
two hundred and fifty Naira (N5,250.00)
only. Candidates would be expected to pay
bank charges of two hundred and fifty
Naira (N 250.00) in addition to these
charges.
Payment for the Convocation materials in iii
(a – g) above shall commence from
Monday, 14 th October, 2013.
Graduands are advised to pay early so as to
avoid last minute rush.
PROCUREMENT OF
ACADEMIC GOWNS
Interested graduands are to
note that while the purchase of the
University’s academic gown is mandatory
for PhD. graduands at a negotiated price of
Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15, 000.00) only,
Master’s and first degree graduands are
encouraged to purchase theirs at a
negotiated price of Eleven Thousand Naira
Only (N 11,000).
While purchase of While purchase of academic
gowns by First and Master’s Degree
graduands is optional, acquisition of the
gowns for personal use is encouraged as a
mark of permanent identification with the
University of Ilorin.
Graduands wishing to
purchase academic gowns are advised to
pay the appropriate sum directly to Messrs
Ola Dandy Tailors & Co., 33, Oke-Bola Road,
Ibadan (Zenith Bank Plc, Dugbe Branch,
Account No: 1011711062 - Ola Dandy
Tailors & Company), makers of the gown.
To facilitate the procurement of individual
gowns, each graduand is required to
contact Messrs Ola Dandy Tailors & Co., on
+2348028990229 and +2348059202500
OTHER REQUIREMENT
On arrival on the campus, all
graduands are required to register as
members with the University of Ilorin
Alumni Association at the National Alumni
Secretariat, University of Ilorin. Release of
certificate is dependent on evidence of
registration.
(Signed)
E. D. Obafemi
Registrar