UNILORIN 2025 RECRUITMENT APPLICATION
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P.M.B. 1515, ILORIN
40th CONVOCATION CEREMONIES
INFORMATION TO GRADUANDS
A) This is to inform all graduands of the 2024/2025 Academic Session of the University that the 40th Convocation Ceremonies of the University for the award of First and Higher Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, and presentation of Prizes will hold from Friday, 17th to Sunday, 26thOctober, 2025 on the Main Campus of the University.
Details of the activities are as highlighted below:
Friday, 17th October, 2025
Event: Special Juma’at Service
Venue: Unilorin Central Mosque
Time: 1:30 p.m. prompt
Sunday, 19th October, 2025
Event: Interdenominational Services
Venue: Chapel of the Light
Time: 9:00 a.m. prompt
(a) Event: Vice-Chancellor’s Press Briefing and Media Chat
Venue: University Auditorium
Time: 10:00 a.m. prompt
(b) Event: Rehearsals on logistics by Principal Officers and other Stakeholders
Venue: University Auditorium
Time: 3:00 p.m. prompt
Tuesday, 21st October, 2025
Event: Convocation Play
Title: Joromi, written by Steve James, Choreographed by Felix Akinsipe
Venue: Performing and Film Arts Theatre
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; and 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025
(a) Event: Convocation Lecture and Convocation Day I
Title: ‘The Gen-Z Playbook: Navigating Work and the Real World’
Lecturer: His Excellency, Babatunde Raji Fashola,SAN,CON
Former Governor, Lagos State and former Honourable Minister,
Federal Ministry of Works and Housing
Venue: University Auditorium
Time: 9:00 a.m. prompt
(b) Event: Graduation for “4 Year” Programmes and Diplomas.
Award of Prizes, Diplomas, Certificates, and First Degrees for the Faculties of Arts, Basic Medical Sciences, Communication & Information Sciences, Education, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Management Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
Venue: University Auditorium
Time: Immediately after the Convocation Lecture
(c) Event: Cocktail for Convocation Lecturer
Venue: Multipurpose Hall
Time: 12:30 p.m. prompt
Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 (Convocation Day II)
(c) Event: Graduation for “5” & “6” Year Programmes and Postgraduate Degrees.
i. Award of Prizes, and First Degrees for the Faculties of Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, Environmental Sciences, Basic Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Law, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Sciences (OP), and Veterinary Medicine.
ii. Award of Postgraduate Degrees.
iii. Investiture of Emeritus Professors.
Venue: University Auditorium
Time: 9:00 a.m. prompt
(b) Event: Commissioning of Projects by the Visitor
Venue: Various Sites
Time: 1:30 p.m. prompt
(c) Event: Convocation Luncheon and Staff Merit Awards
Venue: Multipurpose Hall
Time: 4:00 p.m. prompt
Friday, 24th October, 2025
Event: Special Juma’at Service
Venue: Unilorin Central Mosque
Time: 1:30 p.m. prompt
Sunday, 26th October, 2025
Event: Thanksgiving Service
Venue: St. Thomas Aquinas Chaplaincy
Time: 9:00 a.m. prompt
B) BRIEF FOR GRADUANDS
Graduands are kindly requested to note the following important information that:
| A) | Undergraduate Degrees: | |
| 1 | Student’s Copy of Transcript | 10,000 |
| 2 | Certificate | 10,000 |
| TOTAL | 20,000 | |
| 3* | Hiring of Academic Gown (Non-refundable) | |
| 4* | Order of Proceedings | |
| 5* | Muffler | |
| 6* | Student ID Card (NYSC) | |
| 7* | T-shirt | |
| 8* | Administrative Charges | |
| B) | Master’s and other Postgraduate Degrees: | |
| 1 | Student’s Copy of Transcript | 10,000 |
| 2 | Certificate | 10,000 |
| TOTAL | 20,000 | |
| 3* | Hiring of Academic Gown (Non-refundable) | |
| 4* | Order of Proceedings | |
| 5* | Muffler | |
| 6* | T-shirt | |
| 7* | Administrative Charges | |
| C) | Ph.D. Degrees: | |
| 1 | Certificate | 10,000 |
| TOTAL | 10,000 | |
| 2* | Muffler | |
| 3* | T-shirt | |
| 4* | Order of Proceedings | |
| 5* | Administrative Charges | |
Please note that asterisk items are to be coordinated by Unilorin Holdings Limited.
iv) Order of Proceedings, Convocation gowns etc. will be available for collection from Monday, 20th October, 2025 in the respective Faculties and the Postgraduate School on presentation of evidence of payment of appropriate charges. While certificates shall be distributed from the Convocation Day based on the return of academic gowns at the various Faculties and the Postgraduate School.
v) Graduands are expected to attend a rehearsal of the Academic Procession, which will hold at 3.00 p.m. on Monday, 20th October, 2025at the University Auditorium after the Vice-Chancellor’s Press briefing.
vi) It is compulsory for all graduands who will attend the Convocation Ceremony to participate in the Academic Procession and wear the approved academic outfits.
vii) All graduands are expected to be formally dressed in full English wear (i.e. suit, shirt and tie for men and skirt suit/skirt and blouse or gown for ladies) OR full national dress.
viii) All hired gowns should be returned by the graduands to their respective Faculty Officers not later than Monday, 27th October, 2025. Gowns returned after that date will attract a fine of Five Thousand Naira (N5, 000) only per day.
C) MODE OF PAYMENT
i) Graduands should make their payments with Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The ATM cards acceptable for use are Master and Visa cards. Each graduand should ensure that the amount in their accounts is up to the value of the required convocation charges and prevailing bank charges before logging into “Unilorin Convocation Portal” for payment.
D) PROCUREMENT OF ACADEMIC GOWNS
Please note that purchase of the University’s academic gown is mandatory for Ph.D. graduands only and are expected to contact the office below for the purchase of academic gowns:
Technical Entrepreneurship Centre (TEC), University of Ilorin – +2348033598639.
E) OTHER REQUIREMENT
All graduands are expected to download from the University website the Google Form of the University of Ilorin Alumni Association, save evidence of the filled form on their phones as compliance.
(sgd.)
M.A. Alfanla
Registrar & Secretary to Council
+234 805 087 8080 
registrar@unilorin.edu.ng© 2025 University of Ilorin
© 2025 University of Ilorin
