UPDATED: Aminat Yusuf Makes History In LASU, Emerges Overall Best Graduating Student With 5.00 CGPA

By Daniel Dafe

YUSUF Aminat Imoitesemeh, a student of the Faculty of Law has emerged the Overall Best Graduating Student at the Lagos State University, LASU for the 2021/2022 academic session with a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00.

A post on the university’s official Facebook page, said the feat is “the best in the University’s history.”

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Adding: “This was announced by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM at the 26th Convocation Press Conference on Wednesday” to herald the 26th convocation ceremony and 40th anniversary of the institution.

Her unparalleled dedication and unyielding pursuit of excellence, according to the VC, earned her the coveted honour, accompanied by a N500,000 cash prize from the university management.

Aminat’s CGPA is the highest recorded since inception of the university 40 years ago.

Olatunji-Bello also announced Lopez Feyisayo Divine of the Department of Physiology, at the University’s College of Medicine, as the best graduating student for the 2020/2021 academic session with 4.91 CGPA.

The duo would be officially announced and honoured at the convocation ceremony on June 21, 2023.

While the VC congratulated families and departments of the best graduating students, she disclosed that there are a total of 282 first-class students in the two academic sessions, which is the highest number of first-class honors in 40 years.