Crescent University Graduates 479 at 18th Convocation, Produces 49 First-Class Students

By: Tunji Okunlola

Crescent University, Abeokuta, has held its 18th convocation, awarding degrees to 479 graduates, 49 of them with first-class honours, in a ceremony spread over two days.

The event took place on Friday, 16 October and Saturday, 17 October 2026, starting at 10 a.m. each day at the Bola Ajibola Auditorium on campus. The university had announced in a notice from the Registrar’s office, dated 28 July, that it would split the ceremony in two because of the significant rise in the number of graduating students this session.

The academic breakdown was the highlight of the occasion. Besides the 49 first-class graduates, 197 students earned second-class upper division, 173 second-class lower division, 54 third-class, and six passed. The university also graduated 47 Master’s degree students.

Daniel Oyeniyi was honoured as the best graduating student after finishing with a CGPA of 4.95, the highest ever recorded in the university’s Mass Communication department.

Friday’s programme brought together graduands from the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, the College of Arts, Social and Management Sciences and the College of Environmental Sciences, and included the convocation lecture. On Saturday, graduands from the Bola Ajibola College of Law, the College of Health Sciences and the College of Information and Communication Technology received their degrees. The day also featured the conferment of honorary degrees, PhD hooding, the graduation of other postgraduate students, and the investiture and conferment of an honorary degree on the Pro-Chancellor.