Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, is set to graduate 1,043 students at its 17th convocation ceremony, with 83 earning First Class Honours.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olasebikan Fakolujo, disclosed this on Monday while announcing activities for the institution’s convocation and 20th anniversary celebrations.
According to him, the graduating class comprises 897 first-degree recipients and 146 postgraduate students.
Of the undergraduate graduands, 83 will receive First Class Honours, 429 will graduate with Second Class Honours (Upper Division), 301 with Second Class Honours (Lower Division), 74 with Third Class Honours, while 10 will receive pass degrees.
The postgraduate graduands include 22 PhD recipients, 94 academic master’s degree holders, 27 Master of Business Administration (MBA) recipients and three postgraduate diploma holders.
Fakolujo also disclosed that the university had awarded 10,448 undergraduate degrees since its pioneer class of 246 students matriculated in February 2007. The institution has also awarded more than 800 postgraduate degrees and qualifications.
Highlighting the university’s academic achievements, the vice-chancellor said its Medical Laboratory Science students recorded a 100 per cent success rate in their 2026 professional examinations for the third consecutive year.
He added that Nursing Science students also achieved a 100 per cent success rate in the 2026 registered midwife professional examination, while the university’s law graduates continued to distinguish themselves at the Nigerian Law School.
Fakolujo said the institution remained committed to entrepreneurial education, practical skills development and research aimed at addressing Nigeria’s social, economic and technological challenges.
He noted that the university’s 20-year journey had involved financial constraints and periods of institutional reform but maintained that it had continued to improve its academic and administrative systems.
The forthcoming convocation will celebrate the achievements of the graduands as well as the university’s two decades of contributions to higher education.
