2 UNILAG Best Friends Overcome University Struggles, Graduate With First-Class, Bag Foreign Jobs
- Two best friends who studied at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, graduated with first-class degrees and other milestones
- One emerged as the Best Graduating Student of the department, while the other became the Best Graduating Male Student
- The graduates reflected on their journey from 200 level, recalling how they lived together, hustled, and worked tirelessly
Two best friends who studied Computer Engineering at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have inspired many online after graduating with first-class degrees and securing international job offers before completing their studies.
One of the graduates, identified as Kuye Damilola, shared photos showing their journey from undergraduate days to graduation, celebrating their academic and professional milestones.
Source: Twitter
According to him, they finished with First Class honours. He also disclosed that he graduated as the Best Graduating Student (BGS) of the department, while his friend emerged as the Best Graduating Male Student in Computer Engineering.
“Today, we are both killing it,” he wrote. “We both graduated with First class… We got international job offers before we graduated. Glory be to God.”
Dami's friend, @Olub_Peace, in another X post, reflected on their journey with a throwback photo from their 200-level days alongside a recent graduation picture.
UNILAG graduate recalls school friendship
He described his friend Dami as his closest companion in school, recalling how they lived together in the hostel and worked tirelessly to achieve academic excellence.
Source: Twitter
“Dami was my closest friend in school. This was 200L, we were hustling like mad then,” he wrote. “We stayed together in the hostel, freelancing tutorials, worked hard, chased First Class, squatting everywhere, pushing boundaries together.”
See the X post below:
Reactions as UNILAG best friends bag first-class degrees
The post has since attracted reactions online. Some of the comments are below.
@Bint_Dawodu commented:
"Brotherhood is proud of you guys. Congratulations."
@Alexa_the_dev said:
"This is beautiful. 🥺Congratulations."
@V_Renewablez stated:
"Beautiful to see. Happy for you both."
UNILAG Kuye Damilola recounts struggle
In a related story, Kuye Damilola also recounted how he overcame severe financial hardship to earn a first-class degree in Computer Engineering.
According to him, after gaining admission, he began to face significant financial challenges that apparently lasted throughout his university years. To survive the harsh years, he had to work as a private tutor and play piano at events to earn money.
"I struggled financially and took on private tutoring and piano gigs outside school to keep up, working with the skill I had at the time," he wrote.
He also revealed that he never secured a bedspace from his first year to his final year, often squatting with friends and sleeping on floors, chairs, and concrete surfaces.
UI law graduate breaks record
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Omobolade Sanni graduated with a first-class law degree from the University of Ibadan, becoming the first in her family.
She shared her milestone on social media, celebrating her parents’ pride and reflecting on her academic journey.
The young graduate also announced she was open to internship opportunities, drawing congratulatory messages online.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
