Young Lady Breaks 59-Year-Old Record at UNILAG, Bagged 11 Scholarships and Awards

A Young Lady identified as Oluwaseyi Adewumi, has graduated from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) with a first-class degree, breaking a 59-year record in the process.

Oluwaseyi Adewumi

Adewumi, who graduated with first-class from the department of civil and environmental engineering, revealed that she also bagged 11 scholarships and awards as well as got a US job.

Celebrating her academic feat on her LinkedIn page, the young lady announced that she broke a 59-year-old record at the institution after finishing with a 4.84 CGPA.

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She went further to reveal that she became the first female student to finish as the best graduating student in civil and environmental engineering and overall best female student in the entire faculty of engineering.

Highlighting her achievements in school, Oluwaseyi stated that she earned 11 scholarships and awards.

Her LinkedIn post reads:

“Breaking a 59-year record as I emerged as the First Female to graduate as both the Best Graduating Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Overall Best Female in the entire Faculty of Engineering from my department at the University of Lagos remains the humbling moment of my convocation from the University of Lagos.

“Indeed, God has been undeniably good to me as I was able to achieve the following between 2015 – 2021 of my undergraduate studies:

• BSc Civil and Environmental Engineering (First Class Honours) with a CGPA of 4.84
• The Best Graduating Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• The Best Graduating Female, Faculty of Engineering
• Earned 11 scholarships and awards
• Co-organized the largest national tertiary design competition, led my department and faculty as an executive and won two National design competitions
• Immediate resumption at my new job Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

“My sincere gratitude goes out to EVERYONE I met during my 6-year journey. Despite the several hurdles, God strengthened me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Keep pushing and don’t stop trusting God.“

Below are some reactions to her achievements:

Taiwo wrote: “Well deserved Champ✨. You are truly one of the best brains I have ever worked with 💯. Best wishes always “

Christine wrote: “Congratulations my dear Seyi! What a proud moment. I’m so excited about what’s ahead.“

Oluwatobi wrote: “Congratulations, Seyi. This is indeed a great feat! Wishing you success in your future endeavours“