A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Walter Carrington, is to deliver this year’s University of Ilorin convocation lecture next Monday.

This came as the university said that 41 of its 6,713 graduands obtained First Class degrees.

The institution’s Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, stated this in a statement on Monday.

According to him, the former envoy will speak on ‘The Dawn of Nigeria’s Second Centenary: Challenges of a new Generation’.

Akogun said the lecture was part of the activities for the university 29th Founder’s Day and convocation, which hold from October 14 to 23.

Apart from the 41 First Class graduands, Akogun said 1,088 others obtained Second Class Upper degrees, while 2,435 got the Second Class Division.