Education

Anambra govt offers 2023 JAMB best candidate scholarship

The Anambra State Government has offered scholarship to Nkechinyere Umeh, an indigene of the state, who has the highest score in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who made this known  in a statement on Tuesday, said Umeh scored 360 in the examination.

Chuma-Udeh noted that the student has been offered scholarship by the state government to study any course of her choice at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State.

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The commissioner stated: “Nkechinyere Umeh has been declared the best by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), having scored a cumulative mark of 360 in the 2023 UTME.

“This is a testament that efforts by Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration to reposition the education sector is yielding the desired dividend.

“This scholarship will encourage and motivate her to do more in future and also serve as an example to other students of the state.”

Chuma-Udeh added that Governor Soludo’s administration would continue to pay serious attention to education in Anambra State.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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