Tribune OnlineLagos best WASSCE result: Sachet water seller’s son wins scholarshipby Tunbosun Ogundare October 1, 2024Reading Time: 3 mins readA ALagos best WASSCE result: Sachet water seller’s son wins scholarshipA 17-year-old boy, Muslim Adewale, who graduated from Birch Freeman Senior High School in Surulere, Lagos, has achieved the best result in the 2024 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) within the entire Lagos Education District Six and has been awarded a scholarship.
The boy, who also scored 302 out of 400 in the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reported many candidates failed, was presented with the award on Monday during this year’s annual merit awards and honors organized by Education District 6, Lagos State, for school administrators, teachers, other school staff, and students in the district, which comprises the Ikeja, Mushin, and Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Areas.
The scholarship prize amounts to half a million naira and was provided by God’s Covenant Church of All Nations, Ikeja, as part of its commitment to support indigent members of the community.