The University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, will graduate 22,961 students at its 31st and 32nd combined convocation ceremonies on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
The UNIUYO convocation will hold at the university’s permanent site in Nwaniba.
The figure is 10,511 higher than the 12,450 graduands recorded at the last combined convocation in November 2024. That is an increase of about 84.4 per cent.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Christopher Nyong Ekong, disclosed this at a media briefing ahead of the ceremony.
He said 19,217 students will receive first degrees, 814 will get diplomas and 248 will receive certificates. A total of 2,682 will be awarded postgraduate qualifications.
Of the first-degree graduands, 214 will graduate with First Class Honours. A total of 7,216 will get Second Class Upper, 10,468 will get Second Class Lower, 917 will get Third Class and 402 will get Pass degrees.
The 214 First Class graduates are 40 more than the 174 recorded at the 29th and 30th combined convocation in 2024.
The ceremony covers graduates of the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic sessions. It is the first convocation under Ekong, who was inaugurated as the ninth Vice-Chancellor on June 16, 2026.
The university will also confer honorary doctorate degrees on four Nigerians.
They are the Governor of Taraba State, Dr Agbu Kefas, and the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Samuel Ogbuku.
The others are the Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, and the Managing Director of Ubotex Nigeria Limited, Mr Ubong Obot.
Ekong said they were chosen for their contributions to human and societal development in their fields.
He added that this will be the last time his administration combines more than one graduating session. He promised to return to regular convocation schedules by processing and approving examination results promptly.
The Vice-Chancellor also highlighted some changes made since he took office. He said 1,810 transcripts have been processed and released, with a 72-hour turnaround target now in place.
Admissions have been moved to the faculties, and more than 15 TETFund projects are slated for implementation. The university has also provided 500 computers to boost digital learning.
According to him, staff salaries have been paid, and CONTTA and CATA have been paid from January 2026 to date. The university is also developing commercial ventures, including farms, to reduce its reliance on government allocations.
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