UNILAG First-Class Graduate with CGPA of 5.00, Samuel Badekale Wins Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

 
Samuel Akinade Badekale, who graduated from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) with a perfect cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 5.00 in Cell Biology and Genetics, has been awarded the coveted Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in Biomembranes scholarship. He is the only Nigerian and West African recipient selected for this scholarship.

Celebrating the milestone on social media, Badekale shared:

“2025 has been amazing in every way! Pleased to announce the next step in my journey: selected as the only Nigerian & West African for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in Biomembranes — studying across three world-class universities in France, Italy & Germany.”

 Over the next two years, he will study at Université Côte d'Azur in France, University of Genoa in Italy, and University of Osnabrück in Germany, focusing on membrane biology, neuroscience, and experimental medicine.

Badekale’s academic brilliance has been recognized both by the university and state government. During the 55th UNILAG convocation, he was celebrated as one of two overall best-graduating students in the sciences, having achieved the perfect CGPA alongside fellow graduate Damilare Haroun Adebakin.

The Faculty of Science presented both graduates with a special Plaque of Honour during the hooding ceremony. 

Further cementing his status, the Ogun State Government appointed Badekale an Education Ambassador, awarding him and Adebakin ₦10 million each in recognition of their outstanding achievement.