JAMB, Rite foods to reward seven top UTME performers with N5m each - Businessday NG

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in partnership with Rite Foods Limited, will on Tuesday host the maiden Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony in Lagos, where seven exceptional Nigerian students will each receive N5 million for outstanding performance during the 2025 admission exercise.

The initiative, sponsored by Rite Foods Limited, is aimed at recognising academic excellence, rewarding merit and encouraging young Nigerians to strive for educational achievement.

According to a statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesperson, the award recipients distinguished themselves through exceptional performances in both the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Post-UTME or institutional screening exercises conducted by their respective universities.

“the ceremony, each of the seven award recipients will receive N5 million in recognition of their exceptional performance in both the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the respective Post-UTME or institutional screening exercises conducted by their admitting Universities.

“The seven awardees emerged through a rigorous, transparent and merit-based selection process coordinated by JAMB. Six winners represent the six geopolitical zones of the country, while the seventh award recognises the highest-performing admitted candidate living with a disability,” the statement read