According to her, 3,039 students will receive first degrees, while 1,173 will be awarded postgraduate qualifications.
The undergraduate graduating class comprises 256 First Class graduates, 1,717 Second Class Upper, 964 Second Class Lower and 102 Third Class graduates.
Daniel Victor Akintola of the Department of Computer Science emerged as the best graduating student for the 2025/2026 academic session, recording a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.94.
The postgraduate category includes 641 Master's degree recipients, 225 Postgraduate Diploma graduates, 173 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates, 131 graduates from the School of Professional Development and three Master of Philosophy recipients.
The university will also confer the title of Professor Emeritus on two retired academics, Professors Thomas Inomisan Ofuya and Felix Akinsola Akinyosoye, in recognition of their contributions to teaching, research, scholarship, administration and institutional development.
Speaking on the university's progress, Oladiji said FUTA had continued to strengthen its academic programmes, research activities and technological innovation to prepare graduates for the demands of a changing society.
During the 2025/2026 academic session, the institution introduced new undergraduate programmes, including Landscape Architecture and Design, Interior Architecture and Design, Industrial and Technology Education, Information and Communication Engineering, Science Laboratory Technology, and Economics and Strategic Analytics.
It also established two new academic units: the School of Architecture and the School of Science and Technology Education.
In the health sciences, the Vice-Chancellor disclosed that FUTA secured full accreditation for its Medicine and Surgery programme from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), with the approved annual admission quota increasing from 50 to 100 students.
The university also commenced its Nursing programme as part of efforts to expand its contribution to healthcare education and manpower development.
On research and innovation, Oladiji said the institution secured international research grants worth £136,511 and $115,000, alongside 44 TETFund Institution-Based Research grants valued at ₦122.53 million.
She added that FUTA obtained two patents for inventions relating to renewable energy and thermal analysis technology.
The university's Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics also emerged overall winner of the 2026 Young Ocean Scholars University Research Hydrography Competition, receiving a ₦10 million prize and two laptops.
Another achievement highlighted was the development of a prosthetic solution by students of the Biomedical Engineering programme. According to the Vice-Chancellor, the innovation enabled an amputee who had lived without a leg for more than 13 years to walk again.
FUTA student Kelvin Nnadi also earned recognition after winning the ₦30 million grand prize in the coding hackathon category of the 2026 Wema Bank National Hackathon with his healthcare robotics innovation, Neural Forge.
The university has equally expanded its agricultural research and food production activities. Oladiji said its greenhouse facilities had increased from one to 13, while the institution continued cultivating improved oil palm and coconut seedlings.
She added that the university's poultry farm had been reactivated with more than 4,000 layer birds.
On infrastructure, the Vice-Chancellor listed several completed projects scheduled for commissioning during the convocation activities.
They include the university's new South Gate, the renovated Akindeko Male Hostel, the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology building, the School of Health and Health Technology building, and the School of Basic Medical Sciences building.
Other projects include Phase I of the University Health Centre, the School of Computing building, the School of Earth and Mineral Sciences building, and the Open Distance Learning Centre.
The university has also completed a two-in-one lecture theatre and classroom block at its Medical Campus, alongside upgrades to laboratories for Medical Laboratory Science and Public Health.
Oladiji further disclosed that FUTA was pursuing a ₦4 billion TETFund intervention for engineering and technology facilities, in addition to a ₦1 billion special intervention for its Nursing building and another ₦1 billion agricultural grant.
The university also recorded staff development during the period, with 404 academic and non-teaching personnel promoted to higher positions.
The promotions included 98 academic staff members, comprising 36 professors, 33 readers, 24 senior lecturers and five Lecturers I. Another 306 non-teaching staff members also benefited.
On international collaboration, the Vice-Chancellor said FUTA had renewed existing partnerships and established new memoranda of understanding with institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Malaysia, China, Italy, Ghana, Spain and Türkiye.
The partnerships are expected to support joint research, academic exchanges, postgraduate supervision and wider international exposure for staff and students.
The university is also advancing its paperless administration initiative through the deployment of the Human Resource Management Information System, known as HUMARIS, to digitise staff records, reduce paperwork and improve administrative efficiency.
As part of the convocation programme, the award of first degrees and the convocation lecture will take place on Friday, November 20, while postgraduate diplomas, Master's degrees and doctoral qualifications will be awarded on Saturday, November 21.
The convocation lecture will be delivered by Innocent C. Ike, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc.
Addressing the graduating students, Oladiji urged them to uphold integrity, remain curious and embrace innovation, while using the knowledge acquired at the university to address societal challenges.
She also appreciated parents, guardians, staff, alumni, members of the Governing Council and other stakeholders for their contributions to the institution's development.
The Vice-Chancellor reaffirmed FUTA's commitment to strengthening its position as a leading technology-focused university through quality education, impactful research, innovation, improved infrastructure and strategic partnerships.
Reporting by TalkNaijaMedia
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