At the 76th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Ibadan on Friday, six postgraduate students were honoured for achieving a flawless Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 7.0 in their Master’s degree programmes.
These six distinguished graduands were part of the 2,450 students awarded Master’s degrees across various disciplines on the third day of the university’s convocation ceremony, coinciding with its 76th Founders’ Day celebrations.
One of the high achievers, Abiodun Oyeleye, who completed her Master’s in Wood Production at the Faculty of Technology, attributed her success to divine intervention, familial support, and the guidance of her lecturers.
She stated: “I didn’t do it alone God helped me and I had the support of my wonderful lecturers who instilled the knowledge in me and I can’t but appreciate my parents, my mum and dad of blessed memory and siblings.
“My advice to others aspiring this feat is that they should believe that when they put their hearts to a thing, and with the help of God and every resource in place, they can be whatever they want to be.”
Professor Kayode Adebowale, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan, highlighted the institution’s leadership in postgraduate education within West Africa.
Speaking on the occasion, he remarked: “The institution’s postgraduate college has consistently maintained excellence in postgraduate education and research, producing the highest number of higher-level manpower in Nigeria, and indeed, in West Africa.
“In furtherance of this laudable objective, our postgraduate college has, over the years organised a series of interdisciplinary discourses delivered by distinguished personalities from the academic and the business worlds, both within and outside Nigeria.
“This is to share experience with the University of Ibadan on the broad theme of education and national development.”
The Vice-Chancellor emphasised that postgraduate education at the University of Ibadan has continually contributed significantly to developing advanced human resources across Africa.
