CPN inducts 47 Wellspring graduates, seven staff members

The Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) has charged the newly inducted computing professionals of Wellspring University to embrace professionalism, innovation, and integrity.

Mr Mohammed Bello, Registrar and Secretary to Council (Chief Executive) of the CPN, gave the charge during the induction ceremony of 47 graduates from the Department of Computing and seven staff members of the university into the profession.

Bello, who was represented at the event by Elizabeth Mojisayo Adekunle, urged the new professionals to use their skills and knowledge for national transformation and global relevance.

“Today’s ceremony marks a significant milestone—the transition of your graduates from academic pursuit to full professional recognition under the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria),” Bello said. 

He added that the CPN “proudly welcomes these new inductees into the community of certified professionals who will uphold integrity, foster innovation, and contribute to the nation’s technological and economic development”.

The Vice-Chancellor of Wellspring University, Prof. Isaac Rotimi Ajayi, congratulated the inductees on their success and reminded them of their duty to uphold professional ethics. 

“As you take your professional oath, remember that computing is not merely a career—it is a calling to serve humanity with compassion, diligence, and integrity,” he advised. 

He also encouraged them to carry the university’s values of “faith, excellence, discipline, and service to God and humanity” into their professional lives.

Similarly, the Dean of the College of Science and Computing, Prof. Faith Oviasogie, urged the graduates to adhere to the profession’s values. 

“Be the generation that codes for good, that builds systems that uplift communities, and that uses computing as a bridge between knowledge and transformation,” she stated.

Oviasogie also highlighted three guiding principles for inductees’ careers: competence, character, and creativity.

The Acting Head of the Computing Department, Dr Tosin Olayinka, reminded the inductees that the event was a call to professional responsibility, not just an academic celebration. 

She confirmed that 47 graduates were inducted into CPN Graduate Membership, while seven staff members joined as Executive Professional Members.

Sonia Uwaila Eboigbodin, the best graduating student of the 2025 set of the Institution, who spoke on behalf of the inductees, described the induction ceremony as a “defining moment” that officially transitioned them from students to recognised professionals.

In her lecture, titled “Building Global Competence in Information Technology,” Prof. Veronica Osunbor noted that while technology has made the world a neighbourhood, “competence must make it a community.” 

She emphasised that the world needs “connectors” who understand that every line of code is part of the larger human story.

“Our assignment today is not just to keep up with technology, but to connect it with humanity. 

“That is what global competence is all about, coupling skill and sensitivity, and innovation and knowledge,” Osunbor explained.

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