Two Brilliant Nigerian Students from UNILORIN Get Full-Time Jobs in Best UK & US Banks While Still in Nigeria
- Two accounting students of UNILORIN have secured full-time jobs at HSBC UK and Bank of America after impressing during internships
- The internships were facilitated by their excellent performance in a global financial analysis contest organized by the CFA Institute Research Challenge
- The Vice Chancellor of UNILORIN, Professor Egbewole, commended the students and their Faculty Staff Adviser for their achievements
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Two undergraduate students of the Department of Accounting, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), have secured full-time positions at HSBC, UK, and Bank of America, respectively.
The students, Wisdom Gabriel Odusanya and Rasheed Lawal, impressed their employers with their outstanding performance during their internships in the two financial institutions.
Source: UGC
Brilliant performance at internship level
The internships were made possible by their brilliant performance in a contest organized by the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Institute Research Challenge.
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The contest is a global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis.
The Faculty Staff Adviser of the University of Ilorin’s chapter of The Investment Society (TIS), Wasiu Oluwatoyin Ibrahim, disclosed this development when he led the students on a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole in his office.
Ibrahim informed the Vice Chancellor that Odusanya, a 400-level Accounting student, was granted an internship at HSBC UK from March to May 2023.
He is set to commence a full-time role at the financial institution by September 2023, immediately after his final examinations this month, according to Tribune.
Ibrahim also explained that Lawal, a 300-level Accounting student and President of UNILORIN’s TIS, excelled during his internship at the Bank of America and was consequently offered a full-time job upon graduation.
UK releases list of 38 exciting jobs Nigerians can apply for to get easy work visa
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the United Kingdom has released a list of occupations for which qualified Nigerians looking to relocate can apply for skilled worker visas.
The list from the UK government's website shows 38 occupations are currently being accepted.
Some of the occupations listed pay as high as N15,000 per hour.
Source: Legit.ng
