By Ngozi Nwankwo
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in partnership with Rite Foods Limited, will on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, honour seven exceptional Nigerian undergraduates with ₦5 million each at the maiden Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony in Lagos.
According to a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the initiative is designed to celebrate academic excellence, reward merit, and encourage young Nigerians to pursue outstanding educational achievements.
The seven recipients were selected through a rigorous, transparent, and merit-based process coordinated by JAMB. Six represent Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, while the seventh award is reserved for the highest-performing admitted candidate living with a disability.
The awardees are students of the University of Lagos (South-West), University of Uyo (South-South), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (South-East), Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (North-West), University of Maiduguri (North-East), and Federal University of Technology, Minna (North-Central). The recipient in the category for candidates living with disabilities is also a student of the University of Lagos, making the institution the only university with two awardees in this maiden edition.
More than 300 guests are expected at the ceremony, including key stakeholders from the education sector, government, academia, and the corporate community.
