UK: Nigerian Sisters Stephanie, Isabel Offor Graduate With First Class Honours in Same Year

Two Nigerian sisters from Corby in the United Kingdom, Stephanie and Isabel Offor, have achieved a rare academic milestone after both graduated with First Class Honours in the same academic year.

Stephanie studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leicester, while her sister, Isabel, earned a degree from Nottingham Trent University’s Faculty of Law and Business. Their success has drawn attention from family, church and community groups in both Nigeria and the UK.

Stephanie’s achievement was further recognised when she won the Goldsmith Prize 2025 for outstanding work completed during her placement year. She is now set to begin her professional career as a manufacturing engineer with Caterpillar, a major manufacturer of construction and mining equipment.

Isabel also distinguished herself among her classmates, emerging as one of just 11 students out of a cohort of 47 to graduate with First Class Honours from Nottingham Trent University.

Ogo Ogbata, Director of Creativity and Sense Consulting, who attended the sisters’ graduation celebration, described their achievement as an exceptionally rare academic double. She noted that succeeding at First Class level in two demanding and completely different disciplines made the accomplishment even more remarkable.

Their father, Chidi Offor, said the prospect of both daughters graduating with First Class Honours had initially seemed almost unbelievable. He explained that although he had been informed they were on course for the achievement, it only became real when the official letters from their respective universities arrived.

Their mother, Oluchi Offor, also celebrated the accomplishment, expressing deep pride in her daughters and saying they had given her “wings to fly.”

With Stephanie preparing to begin her career in manufacturing engineering at Caterpillar and Isabel looking towards the next phase of her career in law and business, the sisters are now turning their academic success into new professional opportunities.

Isabel has also urged young people to aim high, remain committed to their goals and refuse to be defined by the doubts or limitations others may place on them. For the Offor sisters, their First Class Honours represent years of hard work and sacrifice — and the beginning of what could be equally impressive careers.