Taiwo and Kehinde Ajitokewu have turned their university journey into a remarkable record of academic excellence, leadership and service at Lagos State University (LASU).
The twin brothers, who grew up in Isale Eko, Lagos Island, graduated from the Department of Science and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, with different but equally significant distinctions.
Taiwo earned First-Class honours in Biology Education, while Kehinde emerged as the Best Graduating Student in Computer Science Education.
Their success came as LASU graduated 20,604 students from the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions at its 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremonies.
The university recorded 494 First-Class graduates across the two sessions — 262 in 2024/2025 and 232 in 2025/2026.
For the Ajitokewu brothers, academic excellence was only one part of their university experience.
They secured two national scholarships, four local scholarships, three international award recognitions and two professional mentorship opportunities. They were also selected as Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2025 at LASU.
The Millennium Fellowship is a global leadership initiative run by United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network. More than 60,000 young people applied for the 2025 cohort from 7,000 campuses across 170 countries, with over 4,500 fellows eventually selected from more than 290 campuses worldwide.
Taiwo, identified on the fellowship platform as Ajitokewu Muhaimin Taiwo, contributed to a sustainability project focused on waste management. The initiative promoted recycling, reuse, composting and efforts to reduce the generation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste.
He also served as a LASU SDGs Youth Ambassador and Cowrywise Campus Ambassador, building on leadership positions he previously held at Dolphin High School, Lagos Island.
In 2020, he obtained the Bronze Standard of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.
Kehinde, whose fellowship profile identifies him as Ajitokewu Mutmohinu Kehinde, worked on a digital infrastructure project aimed at supporting sustainable development.
The project promoted digital literacy, community-based digital hubs and capacity building for educators, with the wider aim of narrowing the digital divide and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.
His leadership experience includes serving as Assistant Senior Prefect and Science Lab Prefect at Dolphin High School. At LASU, he served as an SDG Youth Ambassador, Cowrywise Campus Ambassador and Assistant General Secretary of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, LASU.
For Kehinde, the brothers' achievements carry a nostalgic meaning because of where their journey began.
He described Isale Eko as a historic community celebrated for its cultural heritage but also affected by congestion and other social challenges. Yet, he said, their surroundings never became a measure of what they could achieve.
“From the very community many underestimated emerged a First Class graduate in Biology Education (Taiye) and the Best Graduating Student in Computer Science Education (Kẹ́hìndé) from one of the most demanding departments in the Faculty of Education, the Department of Science and Technology Education (STEM), Lagos State University,” he wrote.
He attributed their progress to dedication, resilience and faith rather than talent alone.
“Never allow your environment to place a limit on your potential. Your background may shape your story, but it does not have the authority to write your future,” Kehinde said.
Taiwo similarly described consistency as central to their academic journey.
“Excellence is the reward of steadfastness and consistency,” he wrote.
Both brothers acknowledged the role played by their parents, siblings, teachers, lecturers, mentors and friends, saying their graduation was also a celebration of the people who supported them along the way.
As they begin the next phase of their careers, Taiwo and Kehinde are open to opportunities in Nigeria and internationally.
Their story is a reminder that a young person's starting point does not have to become a limit. With discipline, purpose, resilience and faith, the possibilities can extend far beyond the circumstances in which the journey began.
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