Prof. Ebunoluwa Oduwole, VC, Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo
Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo, will confer degrees on 2,336 undergraduates and 1,297 postgraduates at its 17th convocation scheduled for November 26-27.
Among undergraduates, 76 students will graduate with First Class Honours, 1,408 with Second Class Upper, 810 with Second Class Lower, and 42 with Third Class. Postgraduates include 170 postgraduate diploma recipients and 1,127 Master’s degree recipients.
Prof. Toyin Falola, a leading Nigerian historian, will deliver the convocation lecture titled “The Future of Knowledge”, scheduled shortly before the award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.
ACU’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebunoluwa Oduwole, the institution’s first female VC, highlighted progress since her October 1, 2025, appointment.
Achievements include boosting spiritual activities, hosting faculty lectures and webinars, securing NUC accreditation for seven programmes, and proposing new courses such as Artificial Intelligence. Plans for a College of Health Sciences and collaboration with the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) are also underway.
She emphasised efforts to enhance staff’s global visibility, optimise resources, and improve the learning environment, aiming to raise the university’s ranking, increase student enrollment, and foster academic excellence.
The convocation lecture is expected to stimulate critical discussion of knowledge, its evolution, and its implications for Africa’s future.
