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L-R: Pro-Chancellor, Dr. Ezekiel Adeleye, Chancellor, Professor Bassey Udoh, President/Vice Chancellor, Professor Afolarin Olutunde Ojewole, His Excellency, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Overall Best Graduating student, Oluwapelumi Amosu, Education Director, West Central Africa Division of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Prof Yetunde Alozie and Miss Amosu's Economics HoD, Dr Esther Lawal at the 24th Nova Graduating Ceremony of Babcock, University, Ilishan-Remo on Sunday.
A procession of the graduating students of the 24th Nova Graduating students of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo on Sunday
A cross section of the 3, 521 graduating students of the 24th Nova Graduating Class at the convocation ceremony on Sunday
A total of 306 out of 3,521 emerged with First Class honours as Babcock University marked its 24th undergraduate convocation ceremony, celebrating the achievements of the Nova Grad Class.
The event which took place at the University’s Sports complex underscored the institution’s commitment to academic excellence and provided platform for the keynote address of the Executive Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu which called upon the graduating students to build upon the best foundation the University had given them.
“The world will not give you what you believe you deserve. The world will only give you what the community demands of you,” said Governor Sanwo-Olu. “This is the end of one chapter and the start of another.”
He urged them to embrace resilience while sharing how tough times brought the best in his administration’s seven years on the saddle: “Don’t ask how many times you fall, but how many times you get up. Don’t give up the first time, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth. Never, never, never, never give up.”
Among the First Class graduates, Oluwapelumi Oluwatobiloba Amosu distinguished herself as the overall best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.96. Aside academics, she was also recognized for excellence in leadership, community and spiritual service. For these, she received multiple awards including: the President’s Award, Senior Vice President’s Award for the highest CGPA at undergraduate level, the Professors Ademola and Grace Tayo Award for excellence in character, leadership and academics, and the Bethbiree Genius Award of N10 million, among others.
Other recipients of the Senior Vice President’s Award were Toyin Ezekiel Olalere of the undergraduate part-time programme with a CGPA of 4.56, and Olamide Babatunde Raheem of BUCODel with a CGPA of 4.92.
In his address, President/Vice Chancellor, Professor Afolarin Olutunde Ojewole, said the university’s compass under his 8-month-old administration is “GRACE.”
He explained that significant investments have been made in physical and technological infrastructure to support teaching, learning, research and student life, and that a digital transformation roadmap has been developed.
He announced key donations including a modern Department of Music and Performing Arts by alumnus David Adeleke, a vocational and skill development centre by Dr. Akinyele Oladeji in partnership with Babcock Business School, and the near-completion of the Dame Caroline Oladunni Adebutu School of Pharmacy donated by Sir Kensington Adebutu.
Professor Ojewole charged graduates to “dream boldly, work diligently and lead with integrity,” and urged them to be good ambassadors of the institution.