Netizens React As UNIBEN Best Graduating Students Get ₦1 Million Award – “How much does BBNaija winners Earn?”
The Osasere Osifo Prize for Academic Excellence has honoured six (6) best graduating students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in the just-concluded 50th and 51st combined Convocation Ceremonies of the institution with N1 million.
The awardees include Ifeanyi Desmond Sorokwu, the overall best graduating student for the 2021/2022 academic session from Electrical/Electronics Engineering, with 4.96 CGPA and James Ojo Alleh, the overall best graduating student for the the 2022/2023 academic session from Petroleum Engineering, with a CGPA of 4.98. They were both awarded N250,000 each.
For the sponsor’s Faculty, Physical Sciences, Miracle Okpaise Augustine, the overall best graduating student for the 2021/2022 academic session with 4.94 CGPA and Oghenero Faith Emumejakpo (Miss), 2022/2023 best graduating student with 4.90 CGPA — both from Industrial Chemistry — were awarded N150,000 each.
Similarly, for the sponsor’s Department, Physics, Emmanuel Etinosa Osewengie, 2021/2022 best graduating student with 4.31 CGPA and Oritsematosan Jeremiah Okotie, 2022/2023 best graduating student with 4.42 CGPA, were both awarded N100,000 each.
The Academic Excellence Prize is an initiative of Engr. Osasere Favour Osifo, a former President of the UNIBEN Students’ Union, who is currently the Vice President of the University of Benin Alumni Association, North America (UBAANA), and also a member of the United States Airforce.
Speaking at the award ceremony held at the University of Benin on Friday, Engr. Osifo Congratulated the awardees for their distinguished academic achievement and accomplishment, noting, “you have all proven that quality is never an accident, but the result of intelligent effort and your intelligent effort is what is being rewarded today.”
“As a proud alumnus of this great institution, it gives me great joy to acknowledge your hard work, dedication, and commitment that have led to this remarkable milestone in your life and academic sojourn at the prestigious University of Benin. Your perseverance and unwavering determination have clearly paid-off, and it is truly inspiring to witness your success.”
Engr. Osifo, who was represented by Comrade Uyi Valentine, a former Senior Special Assistant to the Edo State Governor and Comrade Ogochukwu Isioma, a journalist and publisher of Campus Gist, noted that in today’s society where celebrating mediocrity and shunning academic excellence is fast becoming a norm, the Academic Prize came on board to change the narrative.
Netizens reacts as the 1million is shared amongst six best Graduating students.
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| Clairvoyancy: |
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How much does BB Naija winner earns again?
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| and pyyxxaro: |
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At all At all na Winch
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| bewla(m): |
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While BB naija get house, car,millions and political appointment Naija we hel try |
| Lalami3232: |
 Thanks to the management of whoever did this. But next time, make the money bigger. But once again, thank you |
| zereuwa: |
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Well done
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| Magnetboss: |
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Chicken change that will be exhausted before they leave the school gate. This is a federal government institution for crying out loud. The FG is supposed to create a program where best graduating students are given good sums of money not this shit right here…
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| Godjone(m): |
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Only
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| ObalendeCMS: |
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Shirin!
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| Kingbenn(m): |
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Well, it’s a good way to start. We need more well-to-do folks to reward these individuals. I can’t wait to make in life, will surely head back to my Alma Mata to reward as many as I can. God bless the Greater by far university
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| Blissbath(f): |
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Better than uniuyo
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| Pathokpo: |
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How much does BB Naija winner earns again? Why some miscreants no go say school na scam. |
| Callosobruchus(m): |
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No be N1 million each?Na wa O!Best graduating students go home with a meagre N250k each,BBN “students” go home with how many milla again? Can someone remind me?
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| Gerrard59(m): |
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Good CGPAs all through. A one-time BGS who is (I don’t know about now) is a Nairalander currently pursues his PhD at Wayne State University. BSc Plant Biotechnology – 4.96
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| Benrosaria(m): |
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Magnetboss:
Chicken change that will be exhausted before they leave the school gate. This is a federal government institution for crying out loud. The FG is supposed to create a program where best graduating students are given good sums of money not this shit right here..They don’t need money. They just need their values to be exchanged for fortune |
| idanone(m): |
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Our government hate Education but its citizen loves it. Let us reform this country abeg
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