By Monsurat Abisoye
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in collaboration with Rite Foods Limited, will on Tuesday honour seven exceptional Nigerian undergraduates with ₦5 million each at the maiden Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony in Lagos.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the awards are designed to recognise candidates who demonstrated outstanding academic performance during the 2025 admission exercise.
JAMB stated that each beneficiary will receive ₦5 million for excelling in both the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Post-UTME or institutional screening conducted by their respective universities.
The board said the awardees emerged through a transparent, rigorous, and merit-based selection process. Six of the recipients represent Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, while the seventh award will go to the highest-performing admitted candidate living with a disability.
The beneficiaries are 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).
JAMB noted that the recipient in the disability category is also from the University of Lagos, making the institution the only university with two awardees in the inaugural edition.
The ceremony is expected to attract more than 300 participants, including the Minister of Education, 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.
According to the board, its partnership with Rite Foods underscores both organisations’ commitment to promoting academic excellence, rewarding merit, and inspiring young Nigerians to pursue educational achievement.
