UNILAG PRODUCES FIRST GRADUATE WITH 5.0 CGPA

                                  

The University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, will on Monday graduate a student who has been graded ‘excellent’ in all the courses taken while on campus.

A graduating student in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada is graduating with a CGPA of 5.00.

He made a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00, which the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Rahamon Bello described as a perfect score record during a pre-convocation briefing Wednesday.

Bello said the Psychology student  is one of the 178 First Class students ‎that would graduate during the three-day convocation programme. ‎

“A perfect score. This means he scored As in all courses he took in the programme. I congratulate the graduate with a First Class‎.”




The first time in the history‎ in what seems to be the first of its kind in the history of Nigeria’s education system, the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, will this year graduate a student who has been graded  ‘excellent’ in all the courses taken while on campus.

This was disclosed Wednesday morning by the university’s Vice-Chancellor, during a pre-convocation media briefing held at the university’s Senate Chamber.

According to the VC, the university was glad to break another academic ground, saying the candidate showed exceptional academic prowess.

He said a total of 10,907 students will be graduating including 5,472 undergraduates and 5,435 postgraduates, adding that a total of 177 others will be bagging First Class degree‎ certificates along with Dada.

The convocation programmes, which has formally kicked off with the media briefing will also feature a convocation lecture to be delivered by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu on Monday, February 28.

Also expected at the convocation ceremony is the former President, Academy of Engineering and former Director General of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Mr. Vincent Maduka, who will chair the lecture while the Shehu of Bornu, Alhaji Abubakar Umar El-kanemi, who was recently appointed as the institution’s seventh chancellor will be installed on the last day of the three-day ceremony.