One hundred and eleven graduating students have bagged First Class in the 2024/2025 academic session in the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT, Minna), the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta has disclosed.
This is just as he said that the university would be graduating 5,297 students during the convocation ceremony which would hold on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, disclosed this during the convocation press briefing at the Main Campus in Gidan Kwano to kickstart the university’s 34th convocation ceremonies and 43rd Founders’ Day celebrations.
Giving a breakdown of the graduating students, the Vice-Chancellor noted that out of the 4,438 students receiving First Degrees, 111 emerged with First Class; 1,525 obtained Second Class Upper degrees, 2,134 students graduated with Second Class Lower; 631 with Third Class; and 37 with Pass degrees.
In the postgraduate category, the university will confer degrees on 859 graduands which include 73 Postgraduate Diplomas, 633 Master’s degrees, and 153 Doctorate degrees (PhDs).
Speaking on the quality of the graduates, Kuta said, “The centrepiece of this celebration is our graduating students. This year, we proudly present to society a new generation of graduates who have been rigorously trained and equipped with the skills, values, and innovative mindset required to address contemporary societal challenges.”
Beyond the graduation figures, the Vice-Chancellor highlighted a major milestone in the university’s expansion, which include the successful establishment and full approval of the College of Medical Sciences and Health Technology, adding that programmes such as MBBS Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Science, and Doctor of Pharmacy have commenced academic activities for the 2025/2026 session following approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Kuta also emphasised the institution’s growing research profile, noting that researchers secured the highest number of TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) grants in the 2024 cycle, as the university also secured a $3 million ICT Development Grant from Agence Française de Développement.
The Vice-Chancellor also acknowledged significant infrastructural contributions, including the completion of a modern male medical students’ hostel donated by the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) and a hostel donated by the Niger State Government calling on other individuals and organizations to partner with the university in providing accommodations for the students.
“We have over 30,000 students and can only accommodate only about 6,000 students, which shows that a lot of our students are living outside the campus which is a concern to us. We need more accommodation and we are calling on individuals and organisations to partner with us on this.”
“This year’s convocation goes beyond ceremonial pageantry; it is a celebration of resilience, academic excellence, innovation, and institutional progress,” Kuta added.
The Vice Chancellor lamented that only 40 per cent of its students have succeeded in accessing the NELFUND loan, as they were not adequately informed on the process, adding that the institution has to embark on high level sensitisation.
He lamented the high cost of electricity, which he said has gulped all the funds generated by the institution, thereby denying them the chance to engage in other pressing needs, especially transportation.
“When students are in session, we pay N80 million per month for electricity, as we have been forced to move to Band A. This has diverted the resources that would have been used for other things like getting buses for transportation and provision of accommodations.”
