Self-competition, not pressure, drove my 4.94 CGPA – MTU best graduating student

Discover academic excellence tips from Omolola Akinyemi, who graduated with a 4.94 CGPA. Learn how self-competition and unique study habits led to success....

January 31, 2026 12:00 am

I faced challenges balancing academics with choir, community projects— Covenant University First-Class graduate

A Covenant University First-Class mechanical engineering graduate shares how he balanced academics, choir, and community projects to achieve a 4.53 CGPA....

January 17, 2026 12:28 am

I studied from 3am to 6am daily — FUTO First-Class graduate

Read the inspiring story of Christopher Asor, a FUTO First-Class graduate, who shares his study habits, challenges, and sacrifices to achieve excellence....

January 3, 2026 12:11 am

Consistency, sacrifice played major roles in my academic excellence – Landmark first-class graduate

Daniella Abolarin, a Landmark University first-class graduate, shares her journey from a 2:2 to achieving academic excellence through consistency and faith...

December 27, 2025 12:39 am

How I broke FUTA academic record with 4.98 CGPA – Varsity best graduate, Akindunbi

Aduragbemi Akindunbi shares his inspiring story of breaking the FUTA academic record with a 4.98 CGPA, overcoming challenges, and staying consistent....

December 13, 2025 5:11 am

Childhood curiosity made me an engineer at 21 – Covenant University First-Class graduate

From a curious child who couldn’t resist taking gadgets apart to a top graduate in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Covenant University, 21-year-old Victor Emmanuel-James from Akwa Ibom Sta...

November 8, 2025 12:07 am

Discipline earned me first class — UNIOSUN’s best graduate

At just 21 years old, Faidat Adetu emerged as the overall best graduating student of Osun State University for the 2024 academic session, finishing with a remarkable 4.86 CGPA in Mechanical Engineerin...

October 25, 2025 12:42 am

Developing AI assessment tool my greatest achievement – Babcock first-class graduate

Nsikak-Abasi Ebong, the best graduating student of Babcock University’s School of Computing, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how curiosity and an unyielding pursuit of excellence propelled him to the top of...

October 4, 2025 4:00 am

Graduating with first class reward for discipline, consistency – Babcock graduate

At just 19, Precious Ataro shines as a First Class graduate in Mass Communication from Babcock University. Admitted into the university at the tender age of 15, she navigated the pressures of early ad...

September 27, 2025 12:24 am

Growing up in Mushin didn’t kill my drive for excellence – Unilag best-graduating student

From the bustling streets of Mushin, Samuel Badekale has rewritten the script of possibility. Emerging as the 2023/2024 overall best-graduating student of the University of Lagos from the Department o...

September 20, 2025 12:07 am

I sacrificed social activities to focus on studies – Babcock varsity’s best graduate

Twenty-year-old Fatima Lawal, who is the overall best graduating student of Babcock University in 2025 with a 4.97 CGPA, speaks to GRACE EDEMA about her academic journey, the sacrifices she made, and ...

September 13, 2025 12:18 am

I taught for five years in primary school before going to university – FUNAAB first-class graduate

Oluwafemi Sobowale, a first-class graduate from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about how he moved from attending public schools and working for five years ...

September 6, 2025 12:11 am

Why I stayed out of relationships in university – UNIPORT best graduate

Overall best graduating student, University of Port Harcourt, Victory Abanjo, who got a 4.89 CGPA, shares with GRACE EDEMA the secret behind her academic success, personal struggles that inspired her ...

August 30, 2025 12:54 am

ASUU strike almost ended my varsity education — UNIPORT first-class graduate

Miracle Uche, a 24-year-old from Abia State, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about her childhood, growing up in a tailoring family, and how she navigated challenges to graduate with a first-class degree i...

August 23, 2025 12:17 am

It was difficult studying medicine at 14 – Cyprus varsity’s top graduate

At just 20, Blessing Adekola has made history as the youngest African to graduate with a degree in medical from Cyprus International University. In this inspiring interview with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI, the...

August 16, 2025 12:24 am

I channelled pain of my father’s death into academic success – UNIZIK first-class graduate

Despite facing intense financial challenges and losing her father in her final year, Chiamaka Obi, a 22-year-old mass communication graduate from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, tells TEMITO...

July 26, 2025 12:11 am

Emerging best among 7,000 candidates reward for my resilience – First-class law school graduate

Nigeria’s Best Graduating Law Student, Oluwabusayo Ifonlaja, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about the discipline, faith, focus, and sacrifice behind his success Can you take us back to your childhood, ...

July 19, 2025 2:11 am

I planned my perfect 5.0 CGPA from the start – UNILAG co-best graduate

Co-best graduate at the University of Lagos, Damilare Adebakin, speaks with AJIBADE OMAPE on how balancing academics with other aspects of his life was instrumental in achieving such a remarkable feat...

June 7, 2025 1:16 am

Real reason mum chose our course, got into heavy debt – UI first-class twin graduates

Twin brothers — Matthew Busoye and Matthias Busoye — share their stories with BIODUN BUSARI after emerging as the best-graduating students of the Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan Mum ch...

April 12, 2025 12:17 am

I shunned clubbing, parties to emerge the best – FUTA first-class graduate

Omowunmi Fatoki, a 25-year-old first-class graduate of Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, shares with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI the strategies, discipline, and mindset that...

February 8, 2025 12:10 am