Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun, has graduated 1,061 students at its 18th Convocation Ceremony for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abel Olorunnisola, disclosed this on Saturday during the convocation ceremony in Ota.
Olorunnisola said the graduands comprised 730 Bachelor’s degree holders, 78 postgraduate diploma recipients, 222 Master’s degree holders and 31 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates.
He said 114 of the graduands obtained First Class Honours, while 330 earned Second Class Upper Division.
He added that 239 students graduated with Second Class Lower Division, while 44 obtained Third Class degrees.
The vice-chancellor announced Miss Kafayat Lawal of the Department of Computer Science as the overall best graduating student.
He said Lawal achieved a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0.
Olorunnisola reiterated the institution’s commitment to becoming a global pacesetter and a sustainable force in technological education.
He said the university’s core values of discipline, innovation, fairness, loyalty, integrity, commitment and quality service remained central to its pursuit of academic excellence.
He added that the institution was determined to redefine the future of education and knowledge creation in Nigeria.
“The vision of the university is to be a world-renowned institution committed to the development and transformation of society through environment-friendly technology and other innovations.
“Our mission is to discover, disseminate and apply the knowledge of science and engineering for human well-being and societal development,” he said.
Earlier, the Chancellor of the institution, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo, congratulated the graduands and urged them to remain diligent in their future endeavours.
Dankwambo commended former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for his vision and contributions to the growth of the university and the nation.
