Ms Ogunsola said that the university would also confer honorary degrees on two outstanding Nigerians.

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Wednesday graduated a total of 2,097 students from its faculties of engineering, law, and management sciences.

Of the 613 graduates produced by the institution’s Faculty of Engineering, 89 made first class grade

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Folasade Ogunsola, gave the figure at the institution’s ongoing 2025 convocation ceremonies.

Ms Ogunsola said that degrees would be conferred on a total of 16,506 students at UNILAG’s 56th Convocation Ceremonies, which began a few days ago.

She said, “Today, graduating students of the faculties of engineering, law, and management sciences will be admitted to their degrees, while in the afternoon, those in the basic medical sciences, basic clinical sciences, clinical sciences, dental sciences, health professionsals, pharmacy, and Distance Learning Institute will be admitted into their various degrees.”

Ms Ogunsola said that a total of 321 students graduated from UNILAG’s Faculty of Law, including three first-class students.

“From the Faculty of Management Sciences, a total of 1,163 graduated, with 180 first class honours.

“In total, there were 272 first class, 1,108 second class upper, 580 second class lower, 131 third class and six pass grades,” she said.

Ms Ogunsola said that the university would also confer honorary degrees on two outstanding Nigerians, whose lives exemplified hard work and service.

“Mr Jubril Tinubu will receive a Doctor of Business degree, and Mr  Kanu Agabi, a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of the Federation, will be awarded a Doctor of Law degree

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank members of  the Senate, staff, alumni, partners and stakeholders for their continued commitment to UNILAG,” she said

The vice-chancellor reaffirmed the university’s commitment to academic excellence and provision of an environment that would support teaching, learning and innovation.

 From Peoples Gazette

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A Professor of History, Toyin Fola, has advocated for the study of IFA and witchcraft as courses combined with science and economics, leading to the award of degree certificates in Nigerian universities.

The Erudite historian also recommended the use of indigenous languages to teach and interact among lecturers and students, irrespective of their courses of study in the universities.

Prof Falola made these recommendations at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka, where he delivered the 54th Convocation lecture on Monday. He spoke on “Decolonising African Higher Education for Transformational Development.”

According to him, the African educational system, as created by the colonial authorities, was not orchestrated for enlightenment nor the advancement and benefits of the colonies but to achieve colonial masters’ economic and governance ambitions and aspirations. He noted that even after political independence, African education is still designed to perpetuate and advance the economic and political objectives of European countries, using the elites to facilitate such.

He said that since African education, both in curricular design and administrative frameworks, largely depends on Western academic norms and practices, the knowledge and information received from such a system would be challenging to substantially develop the African continent.

He explained that information, knowledge, and ideas acquired from the school system rooted in colonial ideology would need to be decolonized before leading to a process where people-focused development that transforms life meaningfully could be achieved.

The don pointed out that there have been series of discussions and efforts in Africa channeled towards decolonization of African education, such as Afrikology theory challenging Western epistemologies and methodologies, but they are yet to take the continent to a place of prominence globally.

While making reference to both minimum academic benchmarks, BMAS and CCMAS, for Nigerian universities as designed by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the guest lecturer said it was not as if both minimum benchmarks are not relevant, but they advance neoliberal standards in Nigerian education. He urged NUC as a regulatory body to give more freedom to universities to design their curricula based on their peculiarities.

He also urged relevant governments to pay university workers salaries that will enable them to live decent lives. He said it is not compulsory that university workers who are on the same grade level should earn the same salaries nationwide, arguing that their salaries could vary based on the cost of living in their locations.

The don also asked UNILAG specifically to run courses that will lead to the award of degrees in Lagoon and Sea Economies and also create a center of creative economies and African vocabulary development and enlightenment bank. Emphasizing that decolonization of African education would certainly bring about meaningful transformation in Nigeria and other African countries. “And the time to scale up the process is now,” he concluded.

Earlier, in her welcome address, the vice-chancellor of UNILAG, Prof Folasade Ogunsola, said the aim of the convocation lecture was to bring into focus how achievable Nigerian universities can move away from colonial orientation and perception to bring about desired socio-political and economic transformation, particularly for Nigeria and its people.

According to her, it is high time Nigeria started to think right to reach its full potential across spheres of life. Ogunsola pointed out that it is who Nigerians think they are that will determine their choices and guide their actions collectively to make Nigeria what we all desire.

She said the present narrative about Nigeria is all about negatives, even among Nigerians. She said this narrative and mindsets called for serious concern if any meaningful development would ever take place in the country. She thanked the convocation lecturer, Prof Falola, for accepting the role, saying he is truly an African that loves to see Africa genuinely attaining its greater heights globally.

She said UNILAG is a brand that is producing fit-for-purpose graduates, conducting cutting-edge research, and engaging in relevant community services.

A former Chairman of the Governing Council, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi, chaired the event that had the former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, and others in attendance.

Called Front Nigerian Tribune

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