41st Convocation: Tinubu To Commission Projects At UNILORIN Friday

President Bola Tinubu is expected to commission some projects at the University of Ilorin tomorrow.

The projects commissioning forms part of the activities marking the 41st convocation of the University of Ilorin.

The vice chancellor of the University, Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN) disclosed this on Monday during a pre- convocation press briefing held at the university auditorium, Ilorin.

Egbewole said Tinubu who is the visitor to the University would commission some projects and inspect ongoing projects which have reached various stages of completion.

He said a total of 365 graduating students of the University of Ilorin in the 2025/2026 academic session bagged First Class Degrees.

He added that the university will be graduanding 16, 152 students for the 2025/2026 academic session.

Beyond conventional academic qualifications, the university also graduated 8,320 students under its U-INSPIRE programme, which equips participants with additional 21st-century skills through partnerships with 10 industry partners.

Egbewole said the initiative reflected the institution’s commitment to preparing graduates for the demands of the modern workplace and entrepreneurship.

He described the graduating students as evidence of the university’s sustained commitment to academic excellence, professional training, research and innovation.

According to him, the institution secured full accreditation for 11 academic programmes following the National Universities Commission( NUC) accreditation exercise in November 2025.

Egbewole added that the university also emerged as the first Nigerian institution to win the 2025/2026 Responsible Futures Fee Waiver Grant awarded by the International Association of Universities, an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability within higher education institutions.