The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) says it has secured N6 billion in special intervention funds, as 256 students will graduate with first-class honours at its 37th convocation.

The vice-chancellor, Adenike Oladiji, disclosed on Friday in Akure, during a pre-convocation media briefing, that the funds would support engineering, nursing and agricultural development.

She said N4 billion was secured from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for engineering and technology development, while N1 billion each was allocated to nursing infrastructure and agricultural expansion.

Ms Oladiji said the university would graduate 4,212 students, comprising 3,039 first-degree and 1,173 postgraduates.

She said 1,717 earned second class upper, while 964 obtained second class lower.

She added that 102 students graduated with third class, while the postgraduate class comprised 641 master’s, 225 postgraduate diploma, 173 PhD, 131 professional development and three Master of Philosophy graduands.

The vice-chancellor announced Daniel Akintola of the Computer Science department as the best graduating student for the 2025/2026 session, with a cumulative grade point average of 4.94.

“We are equally committed to ensuring that a FUTA education goes beyond the acquisition of certificates.

“We’ll continue to encourage students to become creative thinkers, responsible professionals and potential employers of labour,” Ms Oladiji stated.

She said FUTA also attracted international research grants worth £136,511 and $115,000, alongside 44 TETFund Institution-Based Research grants valued at N122.53 million.

Ms Oladiji said the university had secured full accreditation for its MBBS programme from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and the National Universities Commission (NUC).

She said the accreditation had increased the university’s annual admission quota for the MBBS programme from 50 to 100 students.

The vice-chancellor added that FUTA had commenced its Bachelor of Nursing programme and established the Schools of Architecture and Science and Technology Education.

She added that the university secured NUC accreditation for all 10 undergraduate programmes presented during the 2025 accreditation exercise.

Ms Oladiji highlighted student innovations, including a prosthetic leg developed by Biomedical Engineering students that enabled an amputee who lost a limb over 13 years ago to walk again.

The convocation ceremony is scheduled for November 21. 

(NAN)