The University of Ilorin has began activities marking her 29th founder's day and convocation ceremony........................the highlight of which would be the award of degrees to deserving graduands.

A total of 6,713 students will be receiving the first and postgraduate degrees as well as Diplomas in various disciplines at this year's convocation ceremonies. Of these, 5,063 are first degree graduands, 756 are Masters degree graduands, 95 Ph.Ds and 84 postgraduate Diplomas.

Forty-one of the 5063 first degree graduands are passing out with the First Class honours degrees while a total of 1,088 are graduating with Second Class Upper degrees, 2,435 graduands will be awarded the Second Class Lower degree, 1,082 will bag the Third Class degree while 214 will get the Pass grade.

A further breakdown of the performance of the graduands shows that 25 of the First Class graduates are from the Faculty of Science, five from the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, while four each are from the Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences respectively.

The Faculty of Engineering and Technology produced two First Class graduands this year while the Faculty of Law produced one First Class graduate, the first time since the establishment of the Faculty.

The Faculty of Science also produced the highest total number of graduating students - (1,258) followed by the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences (942), the Faculty of Education (871), and the Faculty of Arts (628).

Others are: Faculty of Engineering and Technology (314); Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (246); Faculty of Agriculture (244); Faculty of Law (210); Faculty of Clinical Sciences (203); the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences (147) and 687 from the Institute of Education (Sandwich).

Source: http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/index.php/en/237-unilorinnews/1962-walter-carrington-to-deliver-29th-convocation-lecture-as-unilorin-produces-41-first-class-graduates

Unilorin : the only sane university in nigeria

This is a clear departure from the past in which to get first class was a near impossibility even in otherwise 'easy' disciplines. I salute Prof Ambali, the vc, for giving these stdnts their due reward for hardwork

I was unable 2 graduate wif 1st Class I

Congrats to the graduands,especially the first class holders.

While i think this is a new era in the university, i knw many unilorin alumni wld never forgive their alma mata for nt giving them a first class. Many were rounded down to 2.1 while others cant just explain what happend to their 'strong GPs'

In my 7 undagraduate years(06/07-12/13), the total number of 1st class grads werent up to to 20 bt within a yr since this VC came on board we are talking about 41. Wow, what has he done right to get this result?