Wema Bank Plc has offered automatic employment to two first class graduates of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, during the institution’s convocation ceremony.

The offer was announced at the university’s 10th and 11th combined convocation ceremonies, which covered the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.

The gesture drew applause from graduands, parents and guests at the ceremony, as the bank rewarded academic excellence and outstanding performance.

Elizade University graduated a total of 964 students at the combined convocation. Of that number, 884 were undergraduates and 80 were postgraduate students.

A total of 116 undergraduates earned First Class honours. Another 398 graduated with Second Class Upper, 299 with Second Class Lower, 69 with Third Class, while two obtained Pass degrees.

The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Philip Oguntunde, said the graduating class reflected the commitment of the students, the dedication of academic staff and the university’s emphasis on academic standards and quality assurance.

He said the university remained committed to producing graduates with intellectual capacity, professional competence, entrepreneurial initiative and ethical responsibility, who could contribute meaningfully to national development.

The convocation also featured a lecture delivered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and the conferment of an honorary doctoral degree on the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute, Justice Babatunde Adejumo.

The Wema Bank offer adds to a growing trend of corporate organisations partnering with universities to reward top graduating students with immediate employment opportunities, easing their transition from school to the workplace.