Crawford varsity graduates 630 at 18th convocation as 54 bag first class

Archbishop Oke urges graduates to become job creators, not job seekers

Fifty-four graduating students have earned First Class honours out of the 630 graduands set to be conferred with degrees and postgraduate diplomas at Crawford University’s 18th convocation ceremony.

Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Solomon Olanrewaju Makinde, who disclosed the figures during a pre-convocation media briefing at the university’s Faith City campus, Igbesa, Ogun State, celebrated the academic feat of the 2025/2026 graduating set, proudly christened “UNICORN 18”, noting that over half of the undergraduate cohorts finished in the top two degree classifications.

RELATEDLY, Founder and Chancellor of Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, Archbishop Francis Wale Oke, has challenged Nigerian graduates to become job creators rather than job seekers, urging universities to equip students with entrepreneurial skills to address unemployment and contribute to economic development.

Oke gave the charge during the university’s fifth convocation ceremony, where 148 students graduated, bringing the institution’s total number of graduates since inception to 604.

Makinde said: “These accomplishments are worthy of celebration. They demonstrate the intellectual discipline, perseverance and commitment that we seek to cultivate in our students. However, our understanding of academic excellence goes beyond degree classifications; we are equally interested in the capacity of our graduates to apply knowledge, solve problems, and demonstrate integrity.”

Oke further said university education should go beyond the award of academic certificates, stressing the need to prepare young people to identify opportunities, develop viable business ideas and create employment for themselves and others.