UniAbuja offers automatic employment to best graduating students

The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has awarded automatic employment to its overall best graduating students to further their academic career in the university.

The UniAbuja Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, made this known during the combined 29th and 30th convocation ceremony of the university (now Yakubu Gowon University) in Abuja on Friday, April 17, 2026.

Fawehinmi said the employment was part of the university’s commitment to the development and advancement of academic excellence.

The 12,624 graduands were drawn from the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.

The UniAbuja Vice-Chancellor gave the breakdown to include 48 first class, 2,048 second class upper, 4,418 second class lower, and 644 third class, totalling 7,158 students for the 29th convocation which involves the 2022/2023 set.

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He said the 30th convocation, which involves the 2023/2024 set, had 29 first class, 1,395 second class upper, 3,091 second class lower, and 951 third class, totalling 5,466 students.

Fawehinmi congratulated the graduands, and celebrated their efforts and academic success during their stay in the university.

One of the best graduating students, Phebe James, said her success was born out of the goal she set before coming into the university.

James stated that her Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.85 was based on hard work, adding that she never socialised all through her stay in the institution.