The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in partnership with Rite Foods Limited, will honour seven outstanding Nigerian undergraduates with ₦5 million each at the maiden Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony in Lagos.
How the 7 Awardees Were Selected
According to JAMB's Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the award recognizes candidates who achieved exceptional performance in both the 2025 UTME and their respective university Post-UTME screening exercises:
- Geopolitical Representation: Six (6) of the beneficiaries emerged as the top-performing admitted candidates across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.
- Special Recognition: The seventh (7th) award will be presented to the highest-performing admitted candidate living with a disability.
Institutions of the Beneficiaries
The seven award recipients are currently undergraduates at the following universities:
- University of Lagos (UNILAG): Two (2) recipients (including the top-performing candidate with a disability)
- University of Uyo (UNIUYO)
- Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)
- Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia
- University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
- Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)
The ceremony will be attended by the Minister of Education, JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, vice-chancellors, and education stakeholders. If you are aiming to top the next UTME, start practicing early with the Mentra JAMB CBT app, available on both Android and iOS.
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