The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says 56 inmates from correctional centres nationwide are preparing to graduate at its 15th convocation.

Vice-Chancellor Uduma Uduma said this during a pre-convocation news conference yesterday in Abuja. The professor described the initiative as a deliberate policy focused on inclusion, second chances, and fostering meaningful national transformation through education.

The convocation, scheduled for April 18, would be conducted across NOUN’s multiple study centres nationwide.

Uduma said: “The inmates are among the 24,575 students graduating at the ceremony, reflecting the university’s broad reach and inclusive approach to learning, which ensures that education remains accessible to diverse groups across Nigeria.”

He said the decision to educate persons behind bars reflected NOUN’s philosophy that “no human being is beyond redemption.”