Daniel Dada Ayodele has set a record in the University of Lagos (UNILAG) after he made a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00 (you could call it a world record too).
The student has written his name in the university’s record book as the first student to graduate with what the Vice Chancellor, Professor Rahmon Bello has tagged a “perfect score”.
The VC, while addressing a pre-convocation press conference at the university’s Senate Chamber on Wednesday, disclosed that Ayodele, a student of the Psychology department is one of the 178 First Class students that would graduate during the three-day convocation programme.
According to him, “This year, a record has been set. A graduating student in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada is graduating with a CGPA of 5.00.
“A perfect score. This means he scored A’s in all courses he took in the programme. I congratulate the graduate with a First Class”, the elated VC said proudly.
Bello added that the university was proud to set another record in the academic sector with the exceptional performance of Ayodele.
The VC, while giving a breakdown of the number of graduating students said 5,472 undergraduates and 5,435 postgraduates, including the 177 others, who will be bagging First Class degree certificates along with Dada.
The 2014/2015 convocation programmes, which has formally kicked off with the media briefing, will also feature a convocation lecture expected to be delivered by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu on Monday, February 29.