This revelation was made in a statement by the university's Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, as part of the announcement of the institution's 37th and 38th combined convocation ceremonies.

“Both the graduates of the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions will receive their First degrees, Postgraduate degrees and Diplomas.

“The programme is full of ceremonies over three days, held at the university’s Main Auditorium from Friday to Oct. 23,” he said.

Akogun announced that the festivities commence on Friday with a special Jumaat Service, followed by an inter-denominational Church Service on Sunday.

The spokesperson for the University of Ilorin clarified that some of the notable features of the event include the performance of a drama titled "Jeong Do-Jeon (The Clash of Power)."

”It is a Korean drama written by Jung Hyun-min, and it will be held at the Performing Arts Theatre of the university.

“A major highlight of the ceremonies is the Convocation Lecture to be delivered by Nigerian US-based Professor of History, Tayo Falola on Friday.

“The distinguished Historian who lectures at the Department of History, University of Texas at Austin in the U.S. will be speaking on “Modernity, Modernisation and Values.”

“This will be followed immediately by the graduation of the 2020/2021 final year students of four-year and five-year academic programmes at the same venue,” he said.

Akogun went on to explain that Saturday will mark Convocation Day II for awarding degrees and honors to all the final-year students of the 2021/2022 four-year and five-year academic programs.

He also mentioned that on October 23, the "grand finale" will take place, which includes the graduation of students from the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 six-year programs, along with Postgraduate students.