NECO2024· Scholar SC023

Emmanuella Adeyemo

Overall Best — NECO SSCE 2024

The record · educational context

Received N1 million cash prize from Learn Africa Education Development Foundation at an award ceremony. Currently studying Pharmacy at the University of Ibadan. Honoured alongside 2nd place Nwachukwu Ikechukwu (St Paul's Academy, Jos — N750,000) and 3rd place Watt Oluwaseun (Crescent International High School, Ogun — N500,000).

Subjects

Sciences

Record

Exam

NECO

Year

2024

Position

Overall Best — NECO SSCE 2024

Score

[Official score — multiple A grades]

Gender

School

Our God Reigns Crystal School, Oju-Ore

State

Ogun

Interviews & media

ThisDayarticle · Sept 2025

Sources

ThisDay Live; NECO official; Learn Africa Foundation

https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/09/03/learn-africa-honours-2024-neco-ssce-top-three-candidates/

National education context · 2024

What it took to pass that exam

The realities — political, fiscal, infrastructural — under which Nigerian candidates wrote this examination.

Federal Minister of Education

Prof. Tahir Mamman

2023–2024

Tinubu's first education minister; removed in the October 2024 reshuffle. Introduced the contested 18-year university admission age policy (later reversed).

Federal education budget

₦2.18 trillion

7.9% of total · ₦28.78 trillion federal

Student loan scheme (NELFUND) commenced. ASUU again raised salary-arrears concerns.

Source: Federal Government 2024 Appropriation Act; BudgIT 2024 Analysis

https://yourbudgit.com

State education budget · Ogun

Ogun state education budget for 2024 being compiled. Cross-reference the State Appropriation Acts.

Exam-year incidents

JAMBThree-way tie at 367/400 — Olowu Joseph (Ondo), Alayande David (Oyo), Orukpe Joel Ehijele (Edo). Only 0.46% of ~1.8 m candidates scored 300+.
Source: JAMB 2024 Policy Meeting
https://www.jamb.gov.ng
WAECTahir Mamman's 18-year university admission age policy created admissions backlog; later reversed.
Source: Premium Times 2024
https://www.premiumtimesng.com

Global body response

No documented international body response on file for this year.

Nigeria's global education ranking

Ranking record for this year being compiled.

The kids passed in spite of these realities. The record stands so that the cost of their achievement is not lost.

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Redline

Wikipedia is never a source.