Joseph Ayo Babalola University to graduate 1,043 students

Joseph Ayo Babalola University will graduate 1,043 students at its 17th convocation ceremony on Friday. Eighty-three students earned First Class honours and 22 completed doctoral programmes. The Vice-Chancellor stated that the graduating set includes 897 first-degree recipients and 146 postgraduate students.

Among the undergraduate students, 429 received Second Class Upper Division and 301 obtained Second Class Lower Division. Seventy-four students earned Third Class degrees and 10 got Pass degrees. The postgraduate figures include 94 academic master's degrees, 27 MBAs and three postgraduate diplomas.

The ceremony also marks the 20th anniversary of the institution. The university recorded full pass rates in professional examinations for Medical Laboratory Science and Nursing Science students.