UNILAG Graduate Gets First Job 4 Months after NYSC, Bags PhD Scholarship without Master's Degree

UNILAG Graduate Gets First Job 4 Months after NYSC, Bags PhD Scholarship without Master's Degree

  • A man who graduated from UNILAG has recounted a series of good things that happened to him after school
  • The man said he wrote UTME once and he was admitted to study at the University of Lagos
  • After graduating and working in the Nigerian banking sector for six years, he got a scholarship to study for PhD using his BSc

A graduate of UNILAG shared a brief story of his life and it is trending online and inspiring people.

The man said he wrote the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) examination once.

UNILAG graduate gets a job after NYSC.
The UNILAG graduate got a scholarship to study for his PhD. Photo credit: X/Oluwasegun Raji.
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He was admitted to study at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka, and he graduated successfully.

After completing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Oluwasegun Raji said he got a job after four months.

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UNILAG graduate gets PhD scholarship

He worked in the banking sector for six years before he decided to apply for a scholarship.

Oluwasegun said he was able to get funding to study for his PhD using his BSc without going through a master's degree.

He said:

"Wrote JAMB once, never failed a course in UNILAG, got my first Job just 4 months after NYSC, stayed in banking for 6years. When I got tired, I applied for PhD with my BSc and got admission with full funding. Somehow, things always work in my favour.)

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Reactions as man tells the story of his life

@mickyskofyld said:

"Some people are just blessed. Well done, Segun. I tap from this myriad of blessings."

@_DebbieOA said:

"I know someone who has had this kind of sweet ease. Suddenly something is refusing to work out, and I want her to see that there might be a reason for it."

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@MissyMi74229962 said:

"Looks like we have a similar story. I wrote JAMB once, never failed a course in OAU, and am currently in banking. Got my first job 4 months after NYSC as well. Hopefully, I get to have my PhD done with full funding, too. Trusting God for that."

UNILAG's best graduating student gets scholarship

A Nigerian student was selected as one of the 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University.

David Akanmu finished as the best graduating student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), bagging a perfect CGPA of 5.0.

David would be pursuing a PhD at Stanford University, majoring in Energy Science and Engineering.

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