Bingham University in Karu, Nasarawa State, is set to turn out 1,895 graduates at its seventh convocation, and 71 of them are walking away with First Class degrees. The ceremony, covering the 2025/2026 academic session, is fixed for November 14, according to the institution's Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Haruna Ayuba.
Ayuba gave the figures on Monday at a pre-convocation news conference, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. Of the total, 1,315 are undergraduates while 580 are finishing postgraduate programmes.
How the classes of degree break down
Beyond the 71 First Class graduates, the undergraduate list includes 472 who made Second Class Upper Division, 337 with Second Class Lower Division, 66 with Third Class and just two who finished with a Pass.
The remaining undergraduates come from the professional health courses, which are not graded in the usual classes. In the Vice-Chancellor's words: "367 graduates, comprising students of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programmes, fall under the unclassified category."
On the postgraduate side, he said: "The postgraduate category comprises 59 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates, 206 Academic Master's degree holders, 219 Professional Master's degree holders and 96 Postgraduate Diploma recipients."
Theme, certificates and what the ceremony is for
This year's convocation carries the theme "Faith, Excellence and Impact: Building the Future Through Innovation and Service". Ayuba said the event would celebrate the graduands and the university's contribution to knowledge and national development, while also deepening ties with alumni and stakeholders and putting the spotlight on innovation, entrepreneurship and research.
In good news for graduands who know the pain of chasing certificates for years, the VC said signing of the documents had already begun so they would be ready for collection once the ceremony ends. He congratulated the outgoing students and said the school remains focused on producing graduates with knowledge and practical skills for self-reliance, alongside values of character, faith and service.
Hostels, Band A power and more inaugural lectures
Ayuba also used the briefing to list developments on campus. He said the university had switched to Band A electricity supply to improve power, and that new hostels offering more than 800 bed spaces are under construction to take in more students and reduce congestion.
He further said the number of inaugural lectures delivered had grown from five, though the two NAN reports of the briefing differ on the new figure: one puts it at 16, the other at 15. He added that students' welfare, wellbeing and security are treated as priorities alongside academic performance.
