Enugu Girl Who Scored 8Bs and A1 in WAEC To Get Scholarship From Wigwe University After Her JAMB
- A Nigerian girl did exceedingly well in the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) but could not continue
- The girl wrote the WAEC examination in 2023, but she has remained at home due to a lack of resources to register for JAMB
- Her story was shared on X by Alex Onyia, who said Wigwe University, founded by the late Access Bank CEO, would offer the girl scholarship
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Wigwe University, founded by the late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe, is set to support the education of a brilliant girl.
The girl, Ani Oluebube Stephani, sat for her WAEC in 2023 but could not proceed to the university after that.
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The story was shared on X by Alex Onyia, who said Oluebube lacked the money to register for JAMB.
This is despite doing exceedingly well in the WASCE, where she scored 8Bs and 1 A.
Oluebube's WAEC result showed that she scored A1 in marketing, B2 in economics, B3 in civic education and B3 in English language.
Wigwe University to support girl who aced WAEC
Also, Oluebube scored B2 in Igbo language, B3 in mathematics, B2 in biology B3 in chemistry and B3 in physics.
Alex further said that Wigwe University, Isiokpo, would support Oluebube in furthering her education if she does well in JAMB next year.
He said:
"Good News. Wigwe University will be supporting her education and, in addition, offer her scholarships in a related course of study if she does well in her JAMB next year."
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Reactions as girl shines in WAEC
@SienceTalk said:
"Nigeria is the only place where students are required to take 3 examinations- SSCE, UTME and Post-UTME for university admissions."
@DCO_Danny said:
"I think a lot needs to be done to identify some young people in this kind of situation in most communities. They need every support they can get to enable them to have the platform to utilise their God-given gift/ability."
Lady collects her original WAEC certificate
In another reported by Legit.ng, a Nigerian woman visited the secondary school from which she graduated to collect her original certificates.
She mentioned that she went to the Navy Secondary School in Calabar to retrieve her WAEC, NECO, and JSCE certificates.
The total cost, including transportation, amounted to N40,000. She expressed relief, stating that she has finally completed all her dealings with the school.
Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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