2 Nigerian Girls Emerge Top Among Millions of Students Worldwide to Win British Council Awards

2 Nigerian Girls Emerge Top Among Millions of Students Worldwide to Win British Council Awards

  • Two Nigerian teenagers, Bukolami Adeyemi and Mmesoma Okonkwo, won the British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Awards for their outstanding performance
  • They scored A1 in all the subjects they registered for and beat millions of candidates from across the world who took the same examinations
  • They received their awards at a ceremony in Lagos and thanked God, their parents, teachers, and supporters for their achievements

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Two Nigerian teenagers have made their country proud by winning the prestigious British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Awards for exceptional performance in the 2022 Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS Level Examinations.

Oluwabukolami Adeyemi and Mmesomachukwu Okonkwo, both students of Chrisland School, emerged top among millions of candidates from across the world who sat for the examinations.

Photo of the two brilliant Nigerian girls
They made the country proud with their outstanding performance. Photo credit: TribuneOnline
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Students emerge winners of British Council awards

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Adeyemi, who scored A1 in all nine subjects she registered for in the IGCSE examination, said she was motivated by her passion for learning and desire to make a positive impact on the world.

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She told Tribuneonline:

"Prior to writing that exam, I have never done any other Cambridge exams, so it was quite strange to me when I started preparing for it. Throughout July and August, I was in school preparing for exams, I had to do past questions, analyse the maths scheme and read a lot of textbooks. I put in a lot of hard work and sacrifice as I couldn’t do a lot of what I was doing when everyone was on holiday, but I think everything just worked together for my good."

She attributed her success to God, her parents, teachers, and friends who supported her throughout her academic journey.

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Okonkwo, who achieved A1 in all four subjects she registered for in the AS Level examination, said she was inspired by her curiosity and interest in science and technology.

She thanked God, her parents, teachers, and mentors who guided her.

The British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Awards are a group of awards issued by Cambridge Assessment International Education.

They recognise exceptional learner achievement in Cambridge examinations around the world.

Nigerian girl graduates with 4.84 CGPA

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young girl identified as @blosomtechsiast on Twitter had impressed netizens after sharing her academic achievement.

According to her post, she emerged as the best-graduating student in the Software Engineering department of her school, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.84 out of 5.

Despite the odds and uncertainties, Blossom achieved this feat at the young age of 18.

Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) With more than 5 years of experience in the media (Ikeja Bird, Prime Progress, The Movee), Basit Jamiu works as an editor at Legit Nigeria. He started his journalism career after graduating from Ekiti State University in 2018. He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. He can be reached via basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.