UNIBEN Holds 55th Founders’ Day Lecture, 51st Convocation Ceremonies

By Raphael Okhiria

The authorities of the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, have released programmes of events to hold the institution’s 55th Founders’ Day Lecture and the Convocation Ceremonies.

Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Edoba Omoregie SAN, who stated this during a press conference, disclosed that the activities to mark the ceremonies will begin on November 23, 2025 and end on November 29, 2025.

According to him, the ceremonies will formally begin on Sunday, 23rd November, 2025, with an Inter-faith Service at 10 O’ clock in the morning. This will be held at the Akin Deko Auditorium of the university.

“On Monday, 24th November, there will be a Founders’ Day Lecture. We are proud to announce that our Founders’ Day Lecturer this year, is an illustrious alumnus and a member of the Federal Executive Council of our great country in the person of the Honorable Minister, Ministry of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers. The topic of the lecture is: “Reforms for a Shared Prosperity”, Prof. Omoregie said.

He further disclosed that the convocation will also feature a lecture to be delivered by Prof. Eghosa Osaghae, the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and former Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO). Osaghae will address the topic of “Making Our Universities Great.”

He added that the ceremony for the Award of First Degrees and presentation of Prizes will be held on Friday, 28th November, 2025, saying that the Convocation Lecture is billed for the same day.

“This year’s convocation is unique for the simple fact that the 2024/2025 academic calendar has run smoothly and without hitch. The graduands are joyous that their sojourn in the University of Benin has come to a pleasant and desirable conclusion. Kudos to all stakeholders who made this possible.”

“The 2025 Convocation activities will climax with the award of higher degrees of Ph.D., Masters and Postgraduate Diplomas on Saturday 29th November. We warmly invite you all to the events.”

The Vice-Chancellor stated that a total number of 14,083 (Fourteen thousand and eighty-three) graduands shall be conferred with first degree, giving the breakdown breakdown of result of first degrees as198 first class, 4,217 second class upper, 7,928 second class lower, 578 third class with 212 diploma, amongst others.

He gave the breakdown of those to be conferred with Higher Degrees as Ph.D. 334, MPHIL 25, MASTERS 1,008, PGD 423, making a total of 1,780.

Prof. Omoregie revealed that his administration is building upon the achievements of its predecessors noting that, “My administration, in less than one year of its coming on stream, is building on the solid foundations laid by our predecessors. We have designed a blueprint encapsulated in our five-point agenda that has already been well circulated and known to many of you. The agenda is carefully articulated to align with the strategic goals of the university.”