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Daud Olatunji
KolaDaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State, has graduated 224 students, with 24 earning First Class honours, as the institution celebrated its 10th anniversary alongside its sixth convocation ceremony.
The ceremony, held on Thursday, November 5, 2026, also featured the announcement of significant achievements in academic development, research and innovation, international collaborations, graduate employability and infrastructure expansion.
In her address, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olajumoke Morenikeji, disclosed that 22 academic programmes of the university had secured full accreditation from the National Universities Commission, while one programme had interim accreditation.
She also highlighted the institution’s research breakthrough in the development of Bioxin, a patented plant-based biopesticide designed to tackle weevil infestation in stored food crops, as part of efforts to translate university research into practical solutions for society.
The Vice-Chancellor said the university had distributed 200 bottles of the product free of charge to market women during its convocation medical outreach.
The graduating class comprised 80 students from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, 80 from the Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, and 64 from the Faculty of Law.
Giving a breakdown of the academic performance, Morenikeji said 24 graduands obtained First Class honours, 91 finished with Second Class Upper Division, 80 earned Second Class Lower Division, while 29 graduated with Third Class honours.
The 24 First Class graduates represented approximately 10.7 per cent of the graduating class.
She described the convocation as a celebration of individual achievement and an opportunity for the university to assess its progress, account for its stewardship and renew its commitment to knowledge, innovation and public service.
According to her, the institution’s growth over the past decade reflected the collective efforts of its founder, governing bodies, management, staff, students, families, partners and other stakeholders.
Morenikeji said the university had grown from its initial two faculties — Applied Sciences and Arts, Management and Social Sciences — to include the Faculties of Law and Basic Medical Sciences, as well as the School of Postgraduate Studies.
Its academic programmes now cover humanities, management, computing, law, Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health and related disciplines.
She noted that the number of graduating students had increased steadily from 52 in 2021 to 92 in 2022, 123 in 2023, 155 in 2024, 203 in 2025 and 224 in 2026.
The Vice-Chancellor said the progression reflected the university’s growing capacity to provide higher education and contribute to the development of skilled human resources.
On academic accreditation, she disclosed that all five programmes in the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences obtained full accreditation during the NUC exercise conducted in October and November 2025.
The programmes recorded the following scores: Human Physiology, 96.6 per cent; Nursing Science, 89.9 per cent; Medical Laboratory Science, 87.4 per cent; Human Anatomy, 85.7 per cent; and Public Health, 85.6 per cent.
