Fifty-eight students of the University of Ibadan have graduated with first class honours from the institution’s faculty of law for the 2024/2025 academic session.
The development gained traction on X on Tuesday, where alumni, student associations and supporters of the university flooded the platform with congratulatory messages, praising the graduates for what they called an extraordinary display of discipline, resilience and scholarly excellence.
Although the university management has yet to issue an official statement, Idowu Olayinka, former vice-chancellor of UI, confirmed the results on his verified Facebook page, noting that the grades were approved at a senate meeting held on Monday, February 16, 2026.
“It has been factually reported that 58 out of the 146 students who graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ibadan at the end of the 2024/2025 academic session earned a First Class. Happily, I attended the Senate meeting that approved the results yesterday, 16th February 2026.”
Olayinka noted that the achievement reflects the calibre of students admitted into the faculty and noted that this pattern has been consistent for at least the past 20 years.
“In reality, all the students admitted into the Faculty of Law at the University of Ibadan have the potential to eventually graduate with First Class honours, insofar as nearly all of them scored a weighted average of almost 70 per cent in the UTME and Post UTME when they were offered admission,” he said.
Olayinka added that the merit cut-off mark for law at UI in 2025/2026 was 70.875 per cent, compared with 78.875 per cent for medicine and surgery and 71.375 per cent for nursing science.
“So we should not be surprised if, in a few years, these students also post excellent results,” he said..The former vice-chancellor commended the University senate and law faculty staff for maintaining high academic standards.
“What is important is that the UI Law graduates are fit for purpose. They have always excelled in their Final Bar Examinations at the Nigerian Law School,” he said.
“Rather than any unsubstantiated criticisms, the Dean and all members of staff in the Faculty of Law at UI should be commended for bringing out the best in their students.”
To celebrate the achievements, the UI law students’ society posted a picture of the graduating students on X.
“58 First Class Graduates! This is not chance. This is discipline, resilience, sleepless nights, and relentless excellence. Congratulations to LLB ’25 — your hard work has written history. You did not just pass. You raised the standard,” the post reads.
The UI alumni association also congratulated the students, noting the broader distribution of honours within the cohort.
“Congratulations to UI Law Students: First Class Honours – 58; Second Class Honours, Upper Division – 71; Second Class Honours, Lower Division – 17. Congratulations once again,” the post reads.
According to Olayinka, the results have set a new benchmark for the UI law faculty and reaffirmed the university’s reputation for academic excellence.
