The University community is hereby informed that the 14th Convocation Ceremony of the University has been scheduled to hold as follows:
Pre-Convocation Lecture
Date: Friday, 6th February 2026
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: University Auditorium
Title: Law and its Significance in Combating Terrorism, Kidnapping and Other Antisocial Activities in the North: A Key Review of Katsina State.
Guest Lecturer: Hon. Justice Amiru Sanusi, OFR, JSC (Rtd)
Convocation Ceremony
Date: Saturday, 7th February 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Venue: Convocation Arena
During the ceremony, Honorary Doctorate Degrees will be conferred on the following distinguished personalities in order of protocol:
1. His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Posthumous)
2. His Excellency, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, CON
Executive Governor of Katsina State
3. His Excellency, Ambassador Ali bin Ghanem Al-Hajri
4. His Excellency, Ambassador Ahmad Rufa’i Abubakar, CFR Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
Members of the University community are cordially invited to attend and be part of the occasion.
Thank you
Fatima Sanda Kaita ANIPR, MICA
Head Information & Protocol Unit
Office of the Vice-Chancellor