Rite Foods, JAMB Unveil ₦35m Academic Excellence Awards for Top Nigerian Undergraduates

Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria’s leading food and beverage company, has partnered with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to reward seven exceptional Nigerian undergraduates with a total of ₦35 million in recognition of their outstanding academic performance during the 2025 admission exercise.

The seven beneficiaries, who emerged through a transparent and merit-based selection process coordinated by JAMB, will each receive ₦5 million at the maiden edition of the Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony, scheduled to hold on Tuesday, June 30th in Lagos.

Announcing the initiative, JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the award celebrates students who distinguished themselves through exceptional performance in both the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and their respective Post-UTME or institutional screening exercises.

“The seven beneficiaries will each receive ₦5 million in recognition of their exceptional academic performance. This partnership with Rite Foods reflects our shared commitment to rewarding merit, promoting academic excellence, and inspiring young Nigerians to pursue excellence in their educational journey,” Benjamin said.

Speaking on the partnership, the Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Rite Foods Limited, Ekuma Eze, said the company remains committed to investing in initiatives that recognise excellence and empower the next generation of leaders.

“At Rite Foods, we believe excellence should be celebrated and encouraged. Through this partnership with JAMB, we are proud to reward these exceptional students and reinforce the message that hard work, discipline, and excellence will always be recognised. Beyond producing quality brands, we are committed to creating opportunities that inspire young Nigerians to achieve their full potential,” he said.

The award recipients represent Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, while the seventh award will be presented to the highest-performing admitted candidate living with a disability, reflecting the initiative’s commitment to merit, inclusion, and national development.

The ceremony will bring together the Minister of Education, the immediate past JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, vice-chancellors, heads of regulatory agencies, education stakeholders, corporate leaders, students, and members of the media.