The National Examinations Council (NECO) has invited Onochie Chimamanda Frances, 15, of the Igbinedion Education Centre, for an award for emerging as the overall best female candidate in the 2020 Basic Education Certification Examination (BECE).
The NECO award is coming up on December 9 at its headquarters in Minna State.
Chimamanda scored 11As in the 2022 BECE to emerge as the overall best.
In a letter of invitation presented to her by NECO state coordinator Moses Oladipupo, who represented NECO registrar Ibrahim Wushishi, he urged her to accept their warm regards.
Wushishi appeals to the parents and the school to keep encouraging the student in order to surmount the challenges ahead, noting that she has a very bright academic future.
Deputy Chairman/Co-Founder, Igbinedion Education Centre, Cherry Igbinedion, said she has been waiting earnestly since the inception of the school to see when it will achieve such a feat.
She commended Chimamanda for making the school proud, just as she also lauded her parents and her school teachers for giving her their best and making everyone proud.
Igbinedion urged her fellow students to emulate her (Chimamanda) and be the best, adding that when she was in school in those days, her parents always told her that she should always stick with those that are making high marks in class.
Chimamanda, who hails from Anambra State, said she would like to be a surgeon in the future.
