By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

Forty-three students of Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, have graduated with First Class Degree Honours as the institution graduated 508 in various degrees at its 15th convocation ceremony.

The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Ramota Karim, disclosed this while addressing newsmen ahead of the ceremony slater for January 16, 2026.

She stated that of 426 students who finished their First Degrees, “43 bagged First Class Honours, 190 got Second Upper, 135 secured Second Class Lower, while 51 finished with Third Class and 7 of the graduands finished with Pass.”

The VC added that the varsity also graduated 81 Postgraduate students including one institution’s first Ph.D student from the Department of Biological Science (Microbiology option).

She also said that 32 maiden students of the school’s Law Programme met the requirements to gain admission into the Nigerian Law School.

Prof Karim highlighted the achievements made by the school, saying, “Research output and grant attraction recorded remarkable growth during the session, Professor Nusrah Afolabi-Balogun, in collaboration with Dr. Sarah Pensa of the University of Cambridge, secured additional international research funding totalling £83,400.”

She also disclosed that the school executed capital projects worth N2.7billion including roads, 180-bedded hostel, a 500-seater hall among others.