UNIUYO To Graduate 22,961 Students, 214 With First Class Honours

The University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, is set to graduate 22,961 students at its 31st and 32nd combined convocation ceremonies on Saturday, November 14, 2026.

The figure represents an increase of 10,511 graduands over the 12,450 recorded at the university’s last combined convocation in November 2024.

The ceremony, scheduled to hold at the university’s permanent site in Nwaniba, will also feature the conferment of honorary doctorate degrees on four Nigerians: Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas; Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Samuel Ogbuku; Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo; and Managing Director of Ubotex Nigeria Limited, Mr Ubong Obot.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Christopher Nyong Ekong, disclosed this at a media briefing ahead of the convocation, saying the honourees were selected in recognition of their contributions to human and societal development in their respective fields.

Giving a breakdown of the graduating students, Ekong said 19,217 would receive first degrees, 814 diplomas, 248 certificates, while 2,682 would be awarded postgraduate qualifications.

Of the first-degree graduands, 214 will emerge with First Class Honours, 7,216 with Second Class Upper, 10,468 with Second Class Lower, 917 with Third Class, and 402 with Pass degrees.

The 214 First Class graduates represent an increase of 40 over the 174 recorded at the 29th and 30th combined convocation in 2024.

The total number of graduands also represents an approximately 84.4 per cent increase over the previous combined ceremony.

Ekong, however, said the upcoming ceremony would be the last time his administration would combine multiple graduating sessions. He promised to restore regular convocation schedules through the prompt processing and approval of examination results.