EKSU Set for 29th Convocation Ceremony, Honours Eminent Nigerians.

EKSU Set for 29th Convocation Ceremony, Honours Eminent Nigerians.

By Olamide Akinwumi. 

Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, has concluded arrangements for its 29th convocation ceremony, scheduled to begin on Monday, March 24, 2025.

According to a statement released by the university’s Registrar, Mr. Ife Oluwole, and the Chairman of the Ceremonies Committee, Prof. Lawrence Ademilua, the event will kick off with a press conference by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatola Ayodele, at 12 noon. The day will also feature a convocation play, Many Colours Make the Thunder, written by Femi Osofisan and performed by the Department of Theatre and Media Arts at 2 p.m.

On Tuesday, March 25, a convocation lecture titled Leadership, Governance and the Performance of Public Universities in Nigeria will be delivered at 12 noon by Emeritus Prof. Adebisi Balogun, a former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). A football match between the EKSU team and Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti (BOUESTI) team is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Other events include an evening with the Vice-Chancellor, a convocation meeting, and an alumni dinner.

The award of sub-degree and first-degree certificates, as well as the presentation of prizes, will take place on Friday, March 28. The highlight of the ceremony will be on Saturday, March 29, when postgraduate diplomas, master’s degrees, and doctorate degrees will be conferred.

The university will also confer honorary doctorate degrees on notable Nigerians, including the Senate Leader, Senator (Dr.) Michael Opeyemi Bamidele; the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji; and the Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr. Mansur Muhtar.

The Deputy Registrar, Directorate of Information & Corporate Affairs, Mr. Bode Olofinmuagun, confirmed the arrangements in a statement issued to the media.