UNILAG 200-Level Student Earns $60 Prize for Outstanding 5.0 GPA Achievement

200-level UNILAG sociology student, Favour Okwor, has been rewarded with $60 after achieving a perfect 5.0 GPA in the 2025/2026 first semester. Her CGPA rose from 4.15 to 4.46, placing her close to first-class honours.

The 200-level student hit a 5.0/5.0/ GPA in the 2025/2026 academic session with a mean score of 78.7% She displayed the letter she received from her course adviser, recognising her achievement and informing her that she would get a $60 (over N82k) cash prize

Favour Okwor, a second-year student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has expressed her excitement after being honoured by her course adviser, Tunde A. Alabi, PhD, for hitting a perfect GPA in her year two first semester for the 2025/2026 academic session. 

Displaying the congratulatory letter she received from her course adviser on LinkedIn, the UNILAG student stated that what made her achievement more meaningful was that her CGPA moved from 4.15 to 4.46, which reminded her that improvement does not happen overnight. 

In her LinkedIn post on June 28, Favour praised her course adviser, who she revealed constantly encouraged them, celebrates their wins, and challenges them to aim higher and believe in their potential, even before they fully believe in themselves.

In the congratulatory letter Favour shared, her course adviser informed her that her achievement, getting a 5.0/5.0 GPA, with a mean score of 78.7%, ranked her as the second among over 140 200-level students (Regular and ICE). The course adviser also noted that she has been awarded $60 (over N82k) in recognition of her achievement. He also noted that her CGPA had risen from 4.15 to 4.46, placing her just 0.04 points away from first-class. He expressed confidence in her ability to graduate with a first-class honours degree.