AFRICA | A brilliant Nigerian Lady graduates UNILORIN with first-class degree in Business Administration, wins best student award.
A brilliant Nigerian lady named Islamiyah Adesina won the best-graduating student after earning a first-class degree in Business Administration from the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Nigeria.
Notably, she was the only first-class graduate in her department’s 2024 graduating set.
Celebrating her achievement on Twitter, Islamiyah expressed her deep gratitude, reflecting on the milestones and achievements she reached during her time at the university. Among these accomplishments, she completed internships at two leading firms: KPMG and Bank of America.
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In addition to her academic success, Islamiyah was inducted into the Association of Accounting Technicians West Africa (AATWA). She also earned national recognition in the Association of Accounting Technicians (ATS) program, emerging as the 2nd Overall Best in Nigeria for ATS 3 in 2021.
In earlier stages, she earned titles such as the Best in Nigeria for Business Law in ATS 1 (September 2020) and the Overall Best in Nigeria for ATS 2 (March 2021).
During her studies, Islamiyah received four scholarships and won four prestigious awards from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Beyond academics, Islamiyah demonstrated her leadership skills through seven leadership roles and actively engaged in community service, participating in five volunteering experiences.
In another story, a brilliant Nigerian man named Rasheed Adeoti graduated from the University of Ilorin, Southwest Nigeria with a first-class degree in Mathematics.
Rasheed graduated from the University of Ilorin with a 4.79 over a 5.00 cumulative grade point average. He shared the achievement on his LinkedIn noting that he accomplished it amidst different struggles.
Narrating his story, Rasheed mentioned that in high school, he was an average student who often struggled academically. Still, there was one subject that made him happy and motivated him, Mathematics. Read more about Rasheed HERE.
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