Chukwuzubelu Benedict Umeozo of the Department of Business Administration has been named the Overall Best Graduating Student of the University of Lagos for the 2025 academic session, graduating with a perfect cumulative grade point average of 5.00.
Umeozo topped a graduating class of 4,626 students, emerging as the highest-performing student across the entire university. In addition to the overall honour, he also received the Best Graduating Student awards in the Humanities category and within the Faculty of Management Sciences, further underlining the breadth and consistency of his academic excellence.
The achievement places Umeozo among a select group of graduates in the institution’s history to complete their studies without recording a single grade point loss. University officials and faculty members described the feat as a reflection of sustained discipline, intellectual rigor, and commitment to scholarship throughout his undergraduate programme.
The University of Lagos has continued to emphasise academic distinction as a core pillar of its mission, with the 2025 graduating cohort representing one of the largest and most competitive classes in recent years.
