A reading advocacy group, Reading Culture Advocacy Initiative (RCAI), has honoured six best students in the 2017 West African Examination Council (WAEC) from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The three best students from government and private schools were honoured by the group with cash awards and plaques.

The group’s Executive Director, Dr Okoro Chukwudum, said they were honoured to encourage reading culture among students.

While lamenting poor reading culture among students, he said most students spent time doing less important things like chatting on social media when they should be reading.

He urged government and other stakeholders to celebrate the students as it was not enough to encourage them by only putting their names in the newspapers.

One of the students who came second with six As and three Bs in the public school category, Anyacho Sopuruchukwu of Government Science Secondary School, Pykasa/ Maitama, urged government to provide enough infrastructure in government schools so that students in private schools wouldn’t have a competitive edge.

He commended the honour adding the group for that it would encourage him to do even better in his educational pursuit.

Ameh Emmanuel Sunday of Government Science Secondary School came first in the public school category with eight distinctions and one B while Anyirigwo Victor of Government Day Secondary School, Dutse-Alhaji came third with six distinctions and three Bs.

In the private school category, the three best students came from Loyola Jesuit College. Aniagoh William Daluchukwu came first with nine distinctions while Nwakoby Chidiogo Chelsea and Ekpunobi Ifeanyi Ogonna came second and third with eight distinctions and one B respectively.

Source....https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/daily-trust/20180413/282029032810763

Very Encouraging, www.schoolcrayon.com

Please help push this to front page, in other to encourage other WAEC students to emulate the Awradees.

I'm just curious ooo. How much were they given?

RoyalPhoenix:
I'm just curious ooo. How much were they given?

The public school students got #30,000 each while the private school students got #20,000 each.

tommykiwi:

The public school students got #30,000 each while the private school students got #20,000 each.

Aye mi, that's money for what? They can't even give them money for system

RoyalPhoenix:
Aye mi, that's money for what? They can't even give them money for system

well this is just the maiden event, so in subsequent ones there will be enough for them to get a system of their choice.

tommykiwi:
well this is just the maiden event, so in subsequent ones there will be enough for them to get a system of their choice.

well you are right but still 30k? Let's see how it'll be this year

Anyway one should appreciate them coz I don't think they're a governmental organisation. But if they are shame on them if they aren't well-done to them.

We have people that buy just a bottle of wine worth millions. You'll never see them fund things such as this