Trinity varsity matriculates 715 students

Trinity University Lagos has matriculated 715 students across its faculties and 18 fully accredited courses for the 2025\2026 academic session.

Nine others who are pursuing diploma programmes in the university were also matriculated.

The ceremony (eighth in the series) took place on wednesday with the vice- chancellor of Ekiti State University( EKSU),Professor Joseph Babalola Ayodele,  delivering a lecture.

Speaking at the event, the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Clement Kolawole, encouraged the students to give due attention to their studies and other legitimate activities and also be of good behaviour even beyond school environment.

He said they should count themselves lucky for not only gaining admission out of the huge number of applicants nationwide but also for coming to Trinity University to further their education, declaring that the institution is ready to impact the right knowledge, character and skills in them.

He said as young adults they would enjoy freedom but with restraints as there are rules and regulations to guide their conduct as members of Trinity University community.

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According to him, any student who contravenes rules and regulations of the university will be sanctioned accordingly.

“So, you are not expected to indulge in exam malpractice, fighting, and immorality or giving room for proscrastination or laziness but to ensure you manage your time wisely,” he stated, urging them to also be guided by the word of God and wisdom as found in the Book of Eccl 3: 1.

He declared that the university has what it takes in terms of human and material resources to train them well and be able to compete favourably with their peers across the globe.

He noted that the university had introduced in the last one year three new programmes- hospitality and tourism, courier and logistics management, as well as biochemistry.

In his remarks,  the pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council of the institution, Pastor Samuel Olatunji, congratulated the students and their parents and urged the students to set goals for themselves and pursue those goals to accomplishment.

He said the road to the top in life is always rough and requires great sacrifice and efforts to climb and that the students should therefore patiently run the race with a fear of God to win the crown.

According to him,”We are clear in our vision to be a world -class university and our mission to effectively and comprehensively equip our students and our identity as an institution to build on the Rock of Ages and committed to all round- excellence.

“So , I will urge you to have a clear vision and definte goals, invest your time wisely, work hard and be deligent, take care of your soul, keep company with  right people, always check your progress and also embrace life-long learning,” he further counselled.

Delivering a lecture on the topic, “Coping with the challenges of university education in Nigeria: The role of psycho-social adjustment,” the guest speaker and vice chancellor of EKSU, Prof Joseph Ayodele, urged the students to be guided by certain principles including self-awareness, self-development, resilience, all anchored on the word of God.

He said those virtues would greatly help them to surmount challenges as they may surface on their ways to success in academic and other legitimate pursuits.

According to him, there are lots of challenges ranging from finance, social mental health, peer pressure, to social media distraction etc that may likely come your way. But fear not, the Almighty God that has brought you here knows how to assist you. He knows how to empower you. He knows how to support you to overcome these challenges and become who He has destined you to be.

“All the challenges I faced through my university days came at the same time,and spurred me to action and made me to be more focused to achieve academic excellence and God has been helping me since then.

“He will also help you as long as you remain focused and committed to your studies.”