Aminat Yusuf, a law student, has become the first undergraduate of Lagos State University (LASU) to get a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 5.0 in 40 years.
Vice-chancellor of the institution, Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello announced this at a briefing ahead of the varsity’s 26th convocation billed for June 21.
The VC said a total of 282 students bagged first class for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions respectively.
Olatunji-Bello added that Aminat Yusuf, who is of the 2021/2022 academic session, will get a cash prize of N500,000 for her stellar academic record.
“I am also glad to announce that Yusuf Aminat Imoitesemeh, with a CGPA of 5.00 (First Class Honours) is LASU’s best-graduating student in history. I congratulate her, her family and the Faculty of Law on this laudable feat.”
The VC said the convocation will hold simultaneously alongside the 40th anniversary of the institution.
