The Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun (FUHSI), Osun State, is set to graduate 138 students at its maiden convocation, with 15 of the graduands finishing with First Class.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Akeem Lasisi, who disclosed this to reporters while highlighting activities lined up for the ceremony, said the 138 graduating students are from the departments of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Pharmacology.

Giving a breakdown of the results, Lasisi said 15, representing 10.87 per cent, bagged First Class, 79 obtained Second Class Upper; 43 Second Class Lower, while one finished with Third Class.

Adediran Precious Opeyemi of the Department of Microbiology emerged the overall best graduating student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.93.

Lasisi said the university, established in 2021, commenced academic activities in March 2023 with nine undergraduate programmes, including Medicine, Nursing, and Medical Laboratory Science (MLS).

He said the institution subsequently expanded its academic offerings to 13 before securing approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) for eight additional programmes,

He disclosed that all nine programmes that have so far undergone NUC scrutiny received full accreditation, while preparations are ongoing for four additional programmes.

The vice-chancellor added that professional programmes, including Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Science and MLS, have also secured accreditation from their respective regulatory bodies.

He listed the activities lined up for the event as a research fair, medical outreach, a convocation play, and a convocation by the former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi.