Eighteen-year-old former student of Vaatia College
Makurdi, Benue State, Master Samuel Nder was on
Thursday, November 26, honoured as the best
candidate in the May/June West African Senior
Certificate Examination (WASSCE) taken by over
1.7million candidates nationwide.

At a colourful award ceremony held in Akure, Ondo
state during the 53rd Annual Meeting of Nigera
National Committee (NNC) of West African
Examinations Council (WAEC), master Nder and two
other candidates were rewarded for their
performance in the May/June 2014 WASSCE.
Aside Nder who obtained 9A1s in the school exam to
emerged the best candidate, 18-year-old, Miss
Onyinye Oguejiofor formerly of Marist Comprehensive
College, Nteje, Anambra state placed second with
9A1s while 17-year-old Master Oluwatobi Raji
formerly of St Francis Catholic Secondary School
Idimu, Lagos, recorded 9A1s in the WASSCE.

In the May/June 2014 WASSCE, with exam number
4081345036 Master Nder recorded A1 in Economic,
Geography, English Language, Further Mathematics,
Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics with
total T-score of 659.4325 while Miss Ogueijiofor’s T-
score was 648.5706 and Master Raji had T-score
640.2125.

Currently, the best candidate is studying Software
Engineering at Saint Peterburg’s Electro-Technical
University in Russia, Miss Onyinye is studying
Medicine and Surgery at the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka and Master Raji is studying Petroleum
Engineering at the University of Lagos.

Speaking at the award ceremony, Governot of Ondo
State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, said as a demonstration
of the state’s avowed commitment to nation building
through the apparatus of educational development.
His words: ‘’we have always welcomed with passion any
educational programme that the state is privileged to
host. Our passion is always borne out of the
convictions that, no nation can ever rise above the
quality of her education. This is because education is
the vital organ and the very pivot around which all
national life resolves.’’

Mimiko who was represented by the Deputy Governor,
Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Oluboyo, commended WAEC for its
unrelenting efforts in conducting standard
examinations and producing credible results over the
years.

The governor congratulated the three best schools in
the state that were honoured by the council for their
candidates performance in the May/June 2014
WASSCE and appreciated WAEC for it investment in
the future of the children.

The chairman of WAEC NNC, Mrs. Anne Okonkwo said
the awards are aimed at encouraging the youth to
strive for excellence in their academic pursuits noting
‘’it is my hope that some of the youth who are here
today to witness this ceremony, will be challenged by
these Awards to work harder in order to win similar
laurels in future.’’

She also disclosed that NNC would present books to the
three best schools in the May/June 2014 WASSCE from
Ondo State stressing that it was in accordance with
the decision of the Nigeria Sub-Board of the WAEC
Endowment Fund Board of Trustees at its 4th meeting
held in November, 2012.

Mrs Okonkwo use the opportunity laud the federal
and other state governments for their support to the
council over the years even as she thanked Governor
Mimko for his investment in education and the
performance of schools in the state in WASSCE.
The Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Charles
Eguridu, disclosed that the NNC ensures that the
policies of the council in Nigeria are decided in the
best public interest, and appropriate decisions are
taken at all times, for the smooth conduct of the
WAEC’s operations.
Eguridu appreciated the support and understanding
which the state government has continued to give to
the council in its efforts to improve service delivery to
numerous stakeholders in the state and Nigeria as a
whole.
At the event, 40 WAEC staff were given long service
award for their 20 years meritoriously service in
various capacities while Governor Mimiko described
the awardees as worthy ambassadors of the council
and wished them more years of productive service to
the council and the nation at large.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/18-year-old-emerges-best-candidate-in-waec-with-9-distinctions/

Name checkers over to u

The beautiful ones are not yet born.....

Imagine at age of 18.


But wait o, no be this one secondary students no wan read book again. Everyday Na Ekpo here and there waiting to harvest where they no plant .


Even na poly and University na en worst pass

This one na end time short cut to success.


Kudos young lad but be prepared for task ahead because Private school no be like kpako public Uni where we have more intelligent students and few weere.

Best secondary school student no be criteria for emerging even 2.2 for Uni. Mek you shine your brain.

There is something about southern Nigeria that tantallize me... The drive for excellence.


But the North.....

Congratulations to them. My little sister that's 16yrs old got 8credits, somuch happy for her too.

Blackfire:
There is something about southern Nigeria that tantallize me... The drive for excellence.


But the North.....

Geopolitically speaking, Benue (where the best candidate hails from) is referred to as north.

since its not terrorism and killing of NYSC members, you won't find them here. barbaric and animalistic people.

I still wonder why dos in private expensive schools don't make such record.

Chips flow well. .e reach em side wella

congrats to the nigerian...................... BIAFRA ON MY MIND..................

18-year-old, Miss
Onyinye Oguejiofor formerly of Marist Comprehensive
College, Nteje, Anambra state placed second with
9A1s while 17-year-old Master Oluwatobi Raji
formerly of St Francis Catholic Secondary School
Idimu, Lagos, recorded 9A1s in the WASSCE.
In the May/June 2014 WASSCE, with exam number
4081345036 Master Nder recorded A1 in Economic,
Geography, English Language, Further Mathematics,
Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics with
total T-score of 659.4325 while Miss Ogueijiofor’s T-
score was 648.5706 and Master Raji had T-score
640.2125.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/18-year-old-emerges-best-candidate-in-waec-with-9-distinctions/[/quote]


Marist comprehensive college, Nteje, my alma mater and my home town will keep representing. No dulling. We are OMNSA and we are the best. On a second look, it looks all are private school pupils owned by the Church, where are our public schools? So bad

Vaatia college the best school in makurdi no doubt but quite expensive shaaaaaaa

The self acclaimed most educated region has long been overtaken.

Cool

The girl head dey hot oh

Congratulations

make I sleep for here

Kalvan:
Yeegbos can never achieve such a feat.

Seun Lalasticlala pls remove this guy from a public forum like nairaland. Look at his signature... His posts... This guy is a walking terrorist... track him down with the aid of the authorities if possible... My 2 cents...

Sorting Tinz

mbaeeeee:
I thought igbos said an anambra bit.ch got the highest mark?

Igbos are just liars

Na dier blood e dey

You want see an hausa name in anything good, but it's comes to terrorism, they are the first !!

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Hmmm...The topic of this post is misleading. Its supposed to be "Best WAEC Candidate in Nigeria" not "Best WAEC Candidate"
The best 3 WAEC candidates of 2014 were from Ghana www.sunnewsonline.com/new/3-ghanaian-students-sweep-waec-international-excellence-awards/

dondaddycares:
18-year-old, Miss
Onyinye Oguejiofor formerly of Marist Comprehensive
College, Nteje, Anambra state placed second with
9A1s while 17-year-old Master Oluwatobi Raji
formerly of St Francis Catholic Secondary School
Idimu, Lagos, recorded 9A1s in the WASSCE.
In the May/June 2014 WASSCE, with exam number
4081345036 Master Nder recorded A1 in Economic,
Geography, English Language, Further Mathematics,
Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics with
total T-score of 659.4325 while Miss Ogueijiofor’s T-
score was 648.5706 and Master Raji had T-score
640.2125.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/18-year-old-emerges-best-candidate-in-waec-with-9-distinctions/


Marist comprehensive college, Nteje, my alma mater and my home town will keep representing. No dulling. We are OMNSA and we are the best. On a second look, it looks all are private school pupils owned by the Church, where are our public schools? So bad

Proudly OSAMCA 94.

Orjioorji:
since its not terrorism and killing of NYSC members, you won't find them here. barbaric and animalistic people.

. Did you read this post at all.

waec or neco or jamb is not a criteria to measure intelligence, some of dz people dat wud write there exams in the principals office with 2 teachers helping them and with text books too wud come out with A's and they would be praising him .

Seen