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Journalist and media strategist, Emeka Monye, has launched an annual award of N1 million for the best-performing student in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Anambra State.The award, which is aimed at promoting academic excellence, is open to all Anambra students – both public and private schools – who sat for the WAEC examination. Monye, who is the Anambra State Correspondent for ARISE TV, told Urban Express News Correspondent that the initiative is part of his efforts to give back to society and encourage students to strive for excellence.According to Monye, the award is a way of Recognising and rewarding outstanding academic achievement, and he hopes that it will inspire other students to work hard and emulate the winner’s success. The award winner will be selected based on their performance in the WAEC examination, and the announcement is expected to be made soon.Monye, a driving force in media innovation, has established this award to motivate students to aim high and achieve their goals. He believes that education is key to personal and societal development, and this initiative is his way of contributing to Anambra State’s growth and development.The launch of this award has been welcomed by the state COMMSIONER for education, Prof. NGOZI Chuma-Udeh, who described the initiative as a great motivator for students to excel academically.
Journalist and media strategist, Emeka Monye, has launched an annual award of N1 million for the best-performing student in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Anambra State.
The award, which is aimed at promoting academic excellence, is open to all Anambra students – both public and private schools – who sat for the WAEC examination. Monye, who is the Anambra State Correspondent for ARISE TV, told Urban Express News Correspondent that the initiative is part of his efforts to give back to society and encourage students to strive for excellence.
According to Monye, the award is a way of Recognising and rewarding outstanding academic achievement, and he hopes that it will inspire other students to work hard and emulate the winner’s success. The award winner will be selected based on their performance in the WAEC examination, and the announcement is expected to be made soon.
Monye, a driving force in media innovation, has established this award to motivate students to aim high and achieve their goals. He believes that education is key to personal and societal development, and this initiative is his way of contributing to Anambra State’s growth and development.
The launch of this award has been welcomed by the state COMMSIONER for education, Prof. NGOZI Chuma-Udeh, who described the initiative as a great motivator for students to excel academically.
Prof. Chuma-Udeh, while receiving the founder and initiator of the EMEKA MONYE SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE, Emeka Monye in her office, asked other well-meaning individuals to emulate the good gesture of the journalist whose charity work will make an impact in the education sector.
The award, which commences in the 2026 academic session and runs through to 2035, is expected to be presented annually in the sum of one hundred thousand naira for the next ten years, and Monye has called on other stakeholders to join him in promoting education and academic excellence in the state, in particular and the country as a whole.
