JAMB 2024: Award-Winning Teenager Scores 345 in UTME, Excited Mother Rejoices

Publish date: 2024-05-19

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FCT, Abuja - 16-year-old Nwokoro Munachimso Nnanna has gotten the attention of Nigerians with his outstanding performance of 345 in the just-released 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result.

Munachimso, who is a student of the prestigious Federal Government Academy, Suleja, is among the 0.5% of the UTME candidates who scored 300 and above.

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Legit.ng recalls that The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the 2024 UTME results on Tuesday, April 29.

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The award-winning teenager is currently writing the ongoing May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The excited mother, Amaka Abara, disclosed this to Legit.ng during an exclusive chat on Wednesday, April 30.

Teenager scores 345 in 2024 UTME

She said Munachimso has always been a great achiever of academic excellence right from his nursery, primary and present secondary school stage.

In the just released UTME result, the award-winning teenager scored 69 in English Language, 95 in Mathematics, 86 in Chemistry and 95 in Physics.

The Ebonyi state indigene applied to study computer engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

Munachimso's dream is to study robotic engineering

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The mother said Munachimso's choice course is robotic engineering, but because it's not offered in Nigerian universities, he chose computer engineering.

Mrs Amaka said:

"He's hoping to get a scholarship to study his dream course abroad, we have concluded that he will write the American SAT Exam and any other scholarship exams available, to seek opportunities for scholarship to enable him study robotic engineer."

She added:

“Munachimso has always been a great achiever of academic excellence, right from his nursery, primary and this secondary school stage, I'm believing God he'll maintain that feat even in higher education.”

He has won several awards in his six years in school and made it to the National level of the InterswitchSPAK competition (0.5) in June 2023.

InterswitchSPAK is a Pan-African Science competition designed to empower African students in the area of STEM.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a 15-year-old girl, Olasanmi Oyinkansola who promised her parents she would score 280 in the 2024 UTME came just 12 marks from meeting her target score.

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The teenager 2024 UTME result reads, English Language: 60, Economics: 73, Geography: 61 and History: 74 making up an aggregate score of 268.

Source: Legit.ng

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