The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso turned another chapter in the institution’s rich history of training leaders for ministry as she held her 126^th graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 7, 2025. On this occasion, a new batch of graduates was commissioned to serve in various capacities; having been equipped with a strong spiritual foundation, knowledge, and skills needed to make a lasting impact in their communities and beyond. The 2025 graduates were 503 in all and consisted of the following graduating from each programme: Certificate and Diploma Programmes – 30, Bachelor’s Degrees – 81; Post Graduate Diploma – 89; Master of Divinity – 149; Masters’ Degrees – 88; Doctoral Degrees – 66.

A very significant milestone in this year’s graduation was the certification and graduation of 175 Alumni of NBTS who had benefited from the affiliation of NBTS with University of Jos. One hundred and thirty of these were at Masters’ level and forty five at doctoral level in various areas of specialisation. The long-awaited certification was received with appreciation as the Seminary President, Rev. Prof. S. Ola Ayankeye, ably led by the Convention President, Rev. Dr Israel Adelani Akanji gave a brief history and congratulated the recipients of the long-awaited certificates.

Graduation events which had held before the grand finale on Saturday were the Commencement Service, the 5^th Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Simon Adebayo Kolawole titled: ‘Faith, Reason and the Quest for Authentic Life: A Philosophical Discourse’; the Senior Banquet for principal officers, faculty members, graduating students and their spouses and the combined Awards Service and WTC Graduation. We give God the glory for the successful week of graduation events.

Joseph Taiwo Amoo

Student Body PRO

for NBTS Advancement Office