Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has announced that 286 graduands earned First-Class honours among the students presented for the conferment of first degrees during the university’s 14th Convocation Ceremonies for the 2025/2026 academic session. The figure was disclosed in an official address outlining the classification of graduands, with a total of 2,194 graduands officially pronounced…

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has commenced the first day of degree-awarding ceremonies for its 41st Convocation, with graduands from six faculties and the Institute of Education scheduled to receive their degrees on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The ceremony, holding at the University Auditorium, features graduands from four-year programmes and diploma programmes across the designated…

This is to inform the University Community that Wednesday, 21st, Thursday, 22nd and Friday, 23rd October, 2026 have been declared work-free days by the University Administration in commemoration of the 41st Convocation Ceremonies. Accordingly, the Vice-Chancellor has directed that all staff and students should observe these days as work-free days, except members of the Ceremonials…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has warned universities in the country against issuing admission letters to candidates seeking admission into their various institutions, insisting that such act was not within their mandate to do so. The registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, stated this when he received a delegation from Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, which…

The under-listed students from various Faculties and Departments are hereby invited to rewrite there 2.025/2026 Rain Semester CBT examination exercise strictly due to system errors encountered during their Examination. This invitation is only for students who had issues with there system during the examination. Date: 27th October, 2026 Venue: CBT Centre, University of llorin Time:…

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced that 365 graduands earned First-Class honours among the students presented for the conferment of first degrees during the university’s 41st Convocation Ceremonies for the 2025/2026 academic session. The figure was disclosed in a presentation outlining the classification of first-degree graduands, with a total of 11,213 graduands listed across…

As the 41st Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Ilorin gets underway, the University management has released the programme of activities for the event that formally kicks off today (Monday, October 19, 2026) with the Vice Chancellor’s Press Briefing and Media Chat. Already, the entire University campus is wearing a new look with fascinating decorations…

A National Universities Commission (NUC) resource verification team has expressed satisfaction with the facilities and learning resources available at the University of Ilorin for the proposed Sustainable Development Studies programme, saying that  the programme is ready to commence. The team leader, Prof.Oladimeji Bolaji Adeniji, stated this penultimate Tuesday (October 7, 2026) when the  team visited…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has exempted federal universities from obtaining recruitment waivers from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) before employing new staff. Tinubu announced the development on Saturday during the maiden convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare (FUHSA), Bauchi State. The president, who…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says no fewer than 56,000 candidates registered for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, Second Series. The Head of WAEC’s National Office, Suleiman Kum, disclosed this on Saturday during an inspection of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) English Language examination in Lagos. The inspection…