Cross section of members of management and governing council of The Trinity University, Lagos, during a press conference held on Monday to announce activities of the fifth convocation of the university. Credit: Wale Akinselure
Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, will graduate 323 students on Friday, of whom 79 (24.45 per cent) made First Class.
Trinity University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Clement Kolawole announced this at a press conference held at the university’s Celebration Arena on Monday to mark the commencement of its fifth convocation ceremony.
Of the 79 First Class graduates, Osemen Esezobor of the Department of Computer Science and Osayuware Osazuwa of the Department of International Relations made a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.00.
Other classes of graduates are 147 in Second Class Upper Division, 48 in Second Class Lower Division and 10 in Third Class Division.
Kolawole said, “At this year’s convocation, we shall be graduating a total of 323 students: 161 from the Faculty of Basic Medical and Applied Sciences; 109 from the Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences; and 53 from the Faculty of Nursing Sciences.
“A total of 79 out of the 323 are graduating with First Class; 147 in the Second Class Upper Division; 48 in the Second Class Lower Division; and 10 in the Third Class Division.
“It is also my joy to remark that two of these graduating students finished with a perfect CGPA of 5.00. They are Osemen Joy Esezobor, Computer Science, and Osayuware Toluwalase Osazuwa, International Relations.”
He said the university continued to produce graduates imbued with credible values and skills to excel in an ever-changing world.
“It gladdens our hearts that, in the short time this university has existed, a number of our graduates are already doing so well globally, in scholarship, industry and professionalism,” Kolawole said.
To enhance the employability of its graduates, the vice-chancellor said the university had made skills acquisition and digital literacy programmes compulsory for all students alongside their core courses of study.
“We are already seeing results, with some of our students securing international remote jobs even before graduation through our digital literacy partnership,” Kolawole said.
Kolawole said the university had 22 fully accredited programmes, adding that four of them were due for reaccreditation by the National Universities Commission.
He added, “We have strengthened our staff strength with new qualified personnel, expanded our facilities to provide more classrooms, laboratories and offices, and added new academic programmes following successful resource verification by the National Universities Commission.
“I am glad to state that all our programmes are approved by the NUC and relevant professional bodies.
“Our Senate has also approved the restructuring of our academic units to better serve our students. We now have four faculties: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing Sciences, and Faculty of National and Applied Sciences.”
He further disclosed that the university had produced its first homegrown professor, Modupeade Adetunji, a scholar of Food Microbiology and Mycotoxicology.
The convocation week activities continue today with an induction ceremony for its Nursing Science graduates by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
Another induction will hold on Wednesday for the Medical Laboratory Science graduates by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria.
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of Achievers’ University, Owo, Ondo State, Prof Bode Ayorinde, will deliver the convocation lecture on Thursday, while the convocation ceremony, featuring the presentation of prizes and the award of degrees and diplomas, will hold on Friday, October 16.
Speaking, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Trinity University, Samuel Olatunji, said the university’s curriculum continued to be revamped to meet the demands of today’s world.
“We are building a strong faculty to make our children the best. We continue to ensure our curriculum meets standards, and we equip our graduates to meet the challenges of the 21st century,” Olatunji said.
He said the university would continue to instil in its students the values of integrity, hard work, diligence, fear of God and commitment to the community.
The press briefing was attended by several members of the university’s governing council and management team.