An exceptional young Nigerian man named Richard Chukwurah has emerged as the overall best graduating student of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Nigeria, for the 2025/2026 academic session.
Richard earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering with a perfect 5.00/5.00 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).
His achievement is particularly remarkable because he not only emerged as the best graduating student in his department but also earned multiple academic awards across the College of Engineering and his major courses.
His journey reflects years of discipline, hard work, and consistent academic excellence, culminating in his recognition as the university’s overall best graduating student and valedictorian.
Richard's Story and How He Did It
Richard Chukwurah began his undergraduate journey at ABUAD in 2021, enrolling in the Computer Engineering programme with the ambition of building a career in technology and engineering.
Throughout his undergraduate studies, Richard remained committed to academic excellence, working towards mastering the technical concepts and practical skills required in his field.
He maintained top grades throughout the four years he spent in Abuad as a student recording multiple A’s across all his courses.
After years of dedication to his studies, Richard graduated with a perfect 5.00/5.00 CGPA, earning recognition as ABUAD’s Overall Best Graduating Student for the 2025/2026 academic session.
His outstanding results earned him several awards in his major courses across his faculties and department. Among the honours he received were the Best Graduating Student in the College of Engineering award and the Engr. Dr. M. O. Ojo’s Prize for Best Graduating Student in Computer Engineering.
Richard also received the Engr. Prof. Moses Oluwafemi Onibon Oje’s Prize for Best Graduating Student in the College of Engineering and the Ayobami Ayeni Prize for Best Graduating Student in Computer Engineering.
His other recognitions included the Modupe Akintan Award for Best Graduating Student in Computer Security and the Emeritus Professor Israel Esan Owolabi and Family’s Prize for Best Graduating Student in Electrical/Electronics and Computer Engineering.
These awards reflect his academic distinction across multiple areas, particularly computer engineering, computer security, and the broader engineering discipline.
His achievement was further recognised through the Sunbeth Excellence Partnership Program (SEPP), under which he received the overall best graduating student recognition and was awarded a cash price of 10 million naira.
Reflecting on the milestone, he described his achievement on LinkedIn as the result of years of dedication, discipline, sacrifice, and the determination to keep going even when the journey became challenging.
Richard also expressed gratitude to his final-year project supervisor, Professor Ayodeji Salau, his lecturers, mentors, family, friends, and the wider university community for the support and guidance he received throughout his studies.
With his undergraduate studies completed, Chukwurah hopes to apply his knowledge of Computer Engineering to develop innovative solutions and contribute meaningfully to the technology and engineering industry.
His academic background provides a foundation for exploring areas such as computer systems, embedded technologies, hardware and software integration, and computer security.
As he moves into the next stage of his career, he sees graduation not as the end of his journey but as the beginning of new opportunities to learn, build, and solve problems.
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