51 bag first class as Trinity varsity holds fourth convocation

Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, will, on Friday, 27th March, graduate a new set of students (200 in total) across various disciplines, of which 51 (representing 25.5%) achieved First Class honours.

The university will also matriculate a new cohort of students across disciplines under the 2025/2026 academic session.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Clement Kolawole, gave this hint at a pre-convocation press conference held on campus on Monday.

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According to him, this year’s convocation is particularly special, as the university will be graduating its first set of students in diploma programmes.

He noted that the university was established in 2019 with just nine pioneering students and has so far graduated no fewer than 394 students across various disciplines. The student population has also grown to more than 2, 000.

Providing further statistics on the graduands, Kolawole, a professor of language education, reading, and curriculum development, stated that among those who obtained First Class, two with the best results will be graduating with a perfect score of 5.0 CGPA.

In addition, 61 students attained Second Class Upper Division, 55 obtained Second Class Lower Division, and four graduated with Third Class.

Regarding other activities scheduled for the convocation ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor stated that the renowned cleric, Pastor Poju Oyemade, founder of The Covenant Nation Church, would deliver the convocation lecture on Thursday on the topic, titled “Innovation is the Key to the Future.”

He added that the lecture would be followed immediately by the Thanksgiving service with Pastor Samuel Adepitan Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God ministering.

The vice-chancellor further mentioned that the matriculation ceremony, which is taking place on Wednesday, would have the Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Prof. J.B. Ayodele, delivering a matriculation lecture, titled: “Coping with the Challenges of University Education in Nigeria: The Role of Psycho-Social Adjustment.”

“So, we will be having two celebrations in one,” he stressed.

Kolawole, while disclosing that the university, in the last year, had introduced four new programmes – cyber security, biochemistry, tourism and hospitality management, and courier and logistics management, and also commenced a Skills Acquisition Academy to expose students to industry works, affirmed that all the graduating students had been well trained.
In her remarks at the event, Dr. Oluranti Adedayo, who is a member of the governing council of the university, expressed gratitude to God for the university’s steady growth.

She also thanked the promoter, management team, and other members of the university community for their dedication to its development.

She stated that the university had a clear vision and mission from the outset: to produce graduates for the global market and to address societal challenges through cutting-edge research, innovations, and community service.

She assured that the university would remain steadfast in its commitment to this mandate.