Dr Dorcas Akanbi, a Nigerian medical graduate, has achieved a remarkable 4.90 out of 5.00 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) at a medical school in Russia. She broke the news on X on July 3, revealing that she was one of the best graduating students. In her tweet, she wrote: 'I have FINALLY been inducted into the medical profession!!! One of the BGS with a CGPA of 4.90/5.00. From Unilag to Russia, God did it! Dr. AKANBI D.E.'
Valedictorian Speech in Russian
In a follow-up tweet, Dr Akanbi posted a short video of herself delivering her valedictorian speech in fluent Russian, thrilling the entire graduating class, faculty, university leadership, and gathered family and friends. She captioned the video: 'Thank you everyone. I am physically incapable to respond to every comment but I am grateful and honored to be a Nigerian and wear my identity proudly.'
Social Media Reactions
Social media users celebrated the Nigerian graduate, who made herself and the country proud in faraway Russia. Many were impressed with her fluency in Russian. @Medisenz commented: 'Oh my goddess, you are speaking Russian language better than the native speakers. Oluwa oooh. Brainy black diamond.' @efya_kobbina said: 'Congratulations, you just motivated me to keep going. And 4.90 CGPA? Show us the way.' @ChiHenr added: 'Congratulations doc! This is huge; please make plans before the general mobilisation in September.'
Related Achievement
In a related story, a Nigerian scholar achieved a 5.0 CGPA in a Russian university, emerging as the best graduating student. Somadila Igboanugo studied medicine at Rostov State Medical University in Russia and graduated with a perfect CGPA of 5.0, becoming the first foreign student to achieve that feat at the university.
