Adeboye’s wife bags honourary PHD, 96 make first class as Caleb University holds 15th convocation
Caleb University, Imota, on Wednesday held its landmark 15th convocation ceremony to formally release 1,924 graduates into the world as ambassadors of excellence, innovation and godly character.
The graduating class comprised 1,625 undergraduates and 299 postgraduate students, including 22 doctoral candidates, in what has been widely described as one of the most remarkable convocations in the university’s history.
At the ceremony, 96 undergraduates emerged with First Class honours, 719 earned Second Class Upper Division, another 719 secured Second Class Lower Division, while 82 graduated with Third Class degrees.
In the postgraduate cadre, 46 students bagged distinctions, 143 made merit, and 88 earned pass grades — further affirming Caleb University’s sustained culture of academic rigour.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olalekan Asikhia, in his convocation address, congratulated the graduates and described the moment as “a defining chapter in Caleb’s unstoppable ascent in Nigeria’s higher education ecosystem.”
The VC pointed out that since he assumed office on June 2, 2025, his administration has been driven by a Seven-Point Agenda anchored on creating a godly environment for dream fulfilment, ensuring academic excellence, deepening research and innovation, expanding local and international collaborations, strengthening institutional governance, promoting entrepreneurship and sustainability, and advancing climate and environmental responsibility.
“Our vision,” he affirmed, “is to produce graduates who are not just certificate holders but solution providers, innovators and nation-builders.”
Under his leadership, the University has recorded significant milestones, including the successful hosting of the 2025 Employability Fair themed “Preparing Graduates for the World of Work,” where several students secured internships and job offers.
Fresh student enrollment for the 2026/2027 academic session reached an impressive 3,616 as of November 30, 2025, supported by a nationwide marketing expansion across all six geopolitical zones.
The convocation was further elevated by the conferment of honorary and doctoral recognitions on distinguished personalities whose lives exemplify integrity, service and spiritual leadership.
Among the celebrated honourees was Pastor (Mrs.) Foluke Adenike Adeboye, wife of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
Adeboye (fondly called Mummy G.O.), is renowned as a pillar of strength, a nurturing mother to generations, and a woman whose quiet resilience has helped shape one of the largest Christian movements in the world.
She is respected globally as a role model, educationist, accomplished administrator and moral compass to millions.
The ceremony also featured an inspiring address by the General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, Rev. Sam Aboyeji, who as a Convocation Lecturer, charged the graduating class to carry their faith boldly into boardrooms, laboratories, courtrooms and corridors of power.
He reminded them that excellence without character is hollow, but excellence rooted in godliness transforms nations.
Other Principal Officers of the University present at the ceremony were the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Sunday Adewale; Prof. Adesola Ajayi, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Innovation, Strategy and Administration), the Registrar, Mr.. Mayokun Olumeru and the Bursar, Mr. Adeshina Abubakre.
Also at the event were members of the University Senate, Deans, members of the Governing Council and the Board of Trustees (BOT), whose presence added colour, prestige and institutional gravitas to the occasion.
