“I Stood Like a Celebrity”: Teenager Who Scored 345 in UTME Sweeps Awards at Graduation Ceremony
- An award-winning teenager, Nwokoro Munachimso Nnanna, has continued to make waves in his academic
- The 16-year-old was the star of the day at Federal Government Academy, Suleja's Valedictory Service and Graduation ceremony
- During an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Munachimso's mother, said her son made her feel like a celebrity among others
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
Suleje, Niger state - 16-year-old Nwokoro Munachimso Nnanna was the star of the day at the valedictory service and graduation ceremony at Federal Government Academy, Suleja in Niger state.
Nnanna, who scored 345 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cleared almost all the awards at the ceremony on Saturday, July 20.
Source: UGC
At one point, Munachimso’s mother was asked to stand on the stage as he had many awards to receive.
The excited mother, Amaka Abara, disclosed this to Legit.ng on Monday, July 22.
Abara said she felt like a celebrity as she joined her son to receive one award after the other.
“It got to a point they asked me to standby on the stage that he has many awards to receive, I stood like a celebrity.
“At a point they stopped giving awards, saying that the students would collect their awards in the office, to enable parents who had prepared something for their celebrations to commence.”
She added that:
“So I came home with the Awards issued to him in the hall, he's probably coming back with more certificates of merits after his last National Examinations Council (NECO) paper.”
Here are some of the awards
Some of the awards include best-performing student in Physics and Mathematics, certificates as best student in Mathematics, Physics and some merit and recognition awards amongst others.
Munachimso also got some cash prizes for his outstanding and remarkable performances in his academics.
JAMB releases list of 2024 UTME top scorers
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) released the list of 2024 UTME top scorers, their scores and states of origin.
The registrar of the board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede said three candidates scored the highest mark of 367.
According to the list, 13 UTME candidates made the top ten scorers in the entrance examination into tertiary institution.
Proofread by Kola Muhammed, journalist and copyeditor at Legit.ng
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