LASU's Ayomide Olubunmi Overcomes Adversity to Excel

Ayomide Olubunmi, a graduate from the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Lagos State University (LASU), achieved a remarkable CGPA of 4.77 for the 2024/2025 academic session. Orphaned at a young age, she grew up in poverty, hawking sachet water while her mother sold food.

After completing secondary school in 2019, she took a gap year to teach and save money for university. Despite financial challenges, including needing N58,000 for fees when she had only saved N25,000, an uncle in Germany agreed to cover her tuition after learning about her situation.

Ayomide also received a scholarship and the Alima Atta Award in her final year. While at LASU, she started a business, served as a student union leader, and founded a student initiative called LASU Fellows.

Balancing a full-time remote job with her studies, she faced difficulties in her final year but maintained a strong academic record. She now works as a communication strategist, a role she secured before graduating.