LASU 2026 best graduating student gets N10m cash prize

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The overall best graduating student of Lagos State University, Adebanjo Samuel Oluolamide, has received a N10m cash prize from the Sunbeth Excellence Partnership Programme.

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Oluolamide, a graduate of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, received the award in recognition of his outstanding academic performance during the university’s 29th and 30th combined convocation held on Monday at the Olatunji Bello Auditorium, Epe Campus.

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He graduated with a 4.97 CGPA out of 5.00, earning First-Class Honours and emerging as the overall best graduating student of the 2025/2026 academic session.

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According to Vanguard, the N10m prize was presented to Oluolamide by the Sunbeth Excellence Partnership Programme, which recognises outstanding academic performance and seeks to encourage excellence and innovation among students.

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PUNCH Online had earlier reported that Oluolamide emerged as LASU’s best graduating student for the 2025/2026 academic session with a CGPA of 4.97.

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The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, announced the results during a press conference, disclosing that more than 20,000 students would graduate across the two academic sessions, including 494 first-class graduates.

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Reacting to his achievement, Oluolamide dedicated his success to God.

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Before his graduation, the Aerospace Engineering graduate was involved in several extracurricular activities, including research and academic publications.

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Celebrating his achievement on X, he wrote, “4.97 / 5.00 CGPA. First Class Honours in Aerospace Engineering at Lagos State University. Official Senate Approval.”

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He added, “All glory to God for His grace, wisdom, and strength every step of the way. What God cannot do does not exist!”

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Oluolamide had also highlighted some of his other achievements during his undergraduate studies.

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On August 9, he disclosed that he had been named Scholar of the Year at the AESA-LASU Dinner, describing it as his second such award during his undergraduate studies.

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He wrote, “June 24: Officially signed out of Aerospace Engineering. June 25: Awarded Scholar of the Year at the AESA-LASU Dinner!

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“Winning my 2nd Scholar of the Year title during my undergrad is the best way to close a chapter. Late nights, heavy research, and relentless focus paid off.”

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In July, Oluolamide also revealed that two of his research papers had been accepted for presentation at the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ NAICE 2026 conference in Lagos.

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