"I Spent 10 Years in University System": UNILAG Student Celebrates After Getting Degree, Photos Go Viral

• A Nigerian student has finally graduated with a bachelor's degree after spending ten years in the university system
• The overjoyed young man, Akorede J. Ayanbisi, said he studied finance at the University of Lagos
• He clarified that before going to UNILAG, he had already started studying for a degree at the National Open University of Nigeria

A Nigerian student who said he spent 10 years in the university system has finally graduated.

In a Twitter post, Akorede J. Ayanbisi said he first began his journey at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

However, Akorede said his dream was to study accounting at the University of Lagos.

Akorede finally gains admission into UNILAG

He wrote the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination many times but failed to gain admission into UNILAG.

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It was for this reason he enrolled at NOUN and started studying for a degree in accounting.

After spending some time at NOUN, he decided to take the JAMB-UTME again, and this time, he succeeded in gaining admission into UNILAG to study Finance.

Akorede has now graduated with a degree. He tweeted:

"After spending 10 years in the university education system, I have finally graduated with a Bachelor of Science in FINANCE from the University of Lagos (UNILAG). I can now be addressed as both a Product Designer and a Financial Analyst. This means a lot to me, Alhamdulillah."

See Akorede's tweet below:

Reactions from TikTok users as Nigerian student graduates from university

Netizens were happy for the young graduate and congratulated him.

@AuditorSUN said:

"Congratulations bro! But why ten years, though? I'm just curious, even though the time spent is irrelevant. What matters is that you did it!"

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@Nomnso8

"I have tried many times to get back to school but my efforts seems not good enough, Well I have decided to enrol for DLI UNILAG I don't know if that makes sense cz I'll be sponsoring myself in school, pls let me know if you know well DLI."

UNIBEN student bags first class

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a student graduated with a first class from the University of Benin, UNIBEN.

The student studied Industrial Mathematics, and everyone attested to his brilliance.

The student graduated with a perfect CGPA of 5.0.

Source: Legit.ng