FUTMINNA gown collection for 34th convocation 2026
Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA) has issued a notice on academic gown collection for its 34th convocation ceremony. The full convocation update is available via this post: FUTMINNA 34th convocation ceremony notice. The university fixed the ceremony for both undergraduate and postgraduate graduands; gown collection and return come with clear instructions (and costs, too). Date and venue for FUTMINNA 34th convocation The 34th convocation ceremony has been fixed for: Date: Sunday, 1 Feb 2026 Category: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Venue: Suleimanu Kumo Convocation Square, Main Campus, Gidan Kwano Same date, written another way: Sunday, 1st February, 2026. When and where
Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA) has issued a notice on academic gown collection for its 34th convocation ceremony. The full convocation update is available via this post: FUTMINNA 34th convocation ceremony notice.
The university fixed the ceremony for both undergraduate and postgraduate graduands; gown collection and return come with clear instructions (and costs, too).
Date and venue for FUTMINNA 34th convocation
The 34th convocation ceremony has been fixed for:
- Date: Sunday, 1 Feb 2026
- Category: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
- Venue: Suleimanu Kumo Convocation Square, Main Campus, Gidan Kwano
Same date, written another way: Sunday, 1st February, 2026.
When and where to collect academic gowns
Graduands are to collect their academic gowns from their respective School Secretaries.
- Collection starts: Monday, 26th January 2026
- Collection point: Respective School Secretaries
That is the stated start date; anyone who waits till the last minute may meet a Queue (and delays).
When to return the gown
FUTMINNA directed that the academic gown is to be returned to a representative of the graduand’s school at the point of certificate collection.
- Return begins: Sunday, 1 Feb 2026
- Return point: Where the certificate is collected (same school channel)
In plain terms: gown return is tied to certificate collection; no side route was listed.
Penalties and replacement cost (read this twice)
The notice listed two cost points:
Late return penalty
If a graduand does not return the gown at the point of certificate collection, a late submission penalty applies:
- N2,000.00 per day
Cost for loss of gown
If an academic gown is lost, the notice stated that the gown must be fully replaced at:
- N38,000.00
Quick recap for graduands
- Collect the gown from the School Secretary from 26 January 2026
- Attend the convocation on 1 February 2026 at Gidan Kwano
- Return the gown at certificate collection to avoid the N2,000 daily charge
- Guard the gown carefully; replacement is N38,000
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