JAMB, firm to reward seven outstanding undergraduates with ₦5m each

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, in partnership with Rite Foods Limited, will on Tuesday honour seven outstanding Nigerian undergraduates with ₦5 million each at the maiden Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony in Lagos.

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The initiative is aimed at rewarding exceptional academic performance during the 2025 admission exercise.

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In a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the examination body said, “each of the seven award recipients will receive ₦5 million in recognition of their exceptional performance in both the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the respective Post-UTME or institutional screening exercises conducted by their admitting Universities.”

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According to JAMB, the seven beneficiaries emerged through a transparent, rigorous and merit-based selection process coordinated by the board.

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It said six of the awardees represent the country’s six geopolitical zones, while the seventh award will go to the highest-performing admitted candidate living with a disability.

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The beneficiaries are drawn from the University of Lagos (South-West), the University of Uyo (South-South), the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (South-East), the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (North-West), the University of Maiduguri (North-East) and the Federal University of Technology, Minna (North-Central).

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JAMB noted that the recipient of the award for the highest-performing admitted candidate living with a disability is also from the University of Lagos, making the institution the only university with two award recipients in the maiden edition.

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The board said the event is expected to attract more than 300 participants, including the Minister of Education, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, vice-chancellors, heads of regulatory agencies, principal officers of tertiary institutions, education stakeholders, development partners, corporate leaders, students and members of the media.

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According to the board, the partnership with Rite Foods reflects the commitment of both organisations to promoting academic excellence, rewarding merit and inspiring young Nigerians to pursue educational achievement.

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