In a triumph for Lagos State University (LASU), a recent graduate of the institution, Marcus Oreoluwa Akinmade, has clinched the Overall Best Qualifying Candidate in Nigeria at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) May 2023 Diet Examination.
Akinmade, who graduated from the Department of Accounting with First Class Honours and a CGPA of 4.76, also dominated all five papers in a single sitting, emerging overall average highest among all the candidates that took the professional examinations.
The brilliant student earned accolades at the just concluded 72nd ICAN Induction Ceremony with three notable awards that included: ICAN Merit Prize for 1st Overall Professional Level; the Akintola Williams Deloitte and Touche Prize for Best Qualifying Candidate in a diet; and the Comfort Olujumoke Eyitayo Prize for Best Qualifying Male Candidate in a diet.
The awards were presented by the ICAN president, Dr. Innocent Okwuosa, FCA.
LASU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, congratulated Akinmade; underscoring the institution’s pride in his exceptional achievement
