Caleb University, Imota, on Wednesday held its 15th convocation ceremony, producing a total of 1,924 graduates across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including 22 doctoral candidates.
Details of the ceremony were contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the institution’s Information, Media and Publication Specialist, Olawale Adekoya. According to the statement, 1,625 of the graduates were undergraduates, while 299 completed postgraduate studies.
Among the undergraduate class, 96 students graduated with First-Class honours. A total of 719 earned Second Class Upper Division, another 719 obtained Second Class Lower Division, and 82 finished with Third Class degrees.
In the postgraduate category, the university recorded 46 distinctions, 143 merits, and 88 pass grades.
Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olalekan Asikhia, described the convocation as “a defining chapter in Caleb’s unstoppable ascent in Nigeria’s higher education ecosystem.”
He added that the institution is determined to “produce graduates who are not just certificate holders but solution providers, innovators and nation-builders.”
Prof Asikhia explained that since assuming office in June 2025, his administration has prioritised academic excellence, research and innovation, entrepreneurship, and environmental responsibility.
He also highlighted the impact of the university’s 2025 Employability Fair, noting that it helped several students secure internships and job opportunities, while fresh enrollment for the 2025/2026 academic session reached 3,616.
“Under his leadership, the University has recorded significant milestones, including the successful hosting of the 2025 Employability Fair themed “Preparing Graduates for the World of Work,” where several students secured internship and job offers.
Fresh student enrollment for the 2025/2026 academic session reached an impressive 3,616 as of November 30, 2025, supported by a nationwide marketing expansion across all six geopolitical zones,” the statement noted.
The convocation also featured the conferment of an honorary doctorate on Pastor (Mrs) Foluke Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, widely known as “Mummy G.O.”
“Loved globally as a role model, educationist, accomplished administrator and moral compass to millions, Mama Adeboye is renowned as a pillar of strength, a nurturing mother to generations, and a woman whose quiet resilience has helped shape one of the largest Christian movements in the world,” the statement read.
Tributes at the event described her as “a matriarch of grace and discipline, a guardian of values, and a timeless symbol of dignity.”
Delivering the convocation lecture, the General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, Rev Sam Aboyeji, encouraged the graduates to “carry their faith boldly into boardrooms, laboratories, courtrooms and corridors of power. He reminded them that excellence without character is hollow, but excellence rooted in godliness transforms nations.”
Registrar Mr Mayokun Olumeru described the graduating class as “men and women refined by knowledge, character and faith, ready to shape society and redefine possibilities.”
The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Vice Chancellors, Prof Sunday Adewale and Prof Adesola Ajayi, alongside members of the Senate, deans, the Governing Council, and the Board of Trustees.
