WAEC2026· Scholar SC052

Nwosu Uchenna Hilary

Press-reported — nine A1s, WASSCE 2026 (not WAEC-adjudicated)

The record · educational context

Scored A1 in every one of the nine subjects he sat in the 2026 CB-WASSCE, with no B, C or lower grade recorded. He had earlier scored 297 in the 2026 UTME. His father, Nwosu Ezenwa Osunbor, published the result on Facebook on 6 August 2026, a day after WAEC released the diet. The record is drawn from the published result slip and press reporting, not from a WAEC award.

Subjects

Economics (A1), Geography (A1), Civic Education (A1), English Language (A1), Further Mathematics (A1), General Mathematics (A1), Chemistry (A1), Physics (A1), Digital Technologies (A1)

Record

Exam

WAEC

Year

2026

Position

Press-reported — nine A1s, WASSCE 2026 (not WAEC-adjudicated)

Score

9A1s (all nine subjects)

Gender

School

Chrisland High School, Abuja

State

FCT Abuja

Editorial note

Press-reported result. WAEC has not adjudicated an overall best candidate for the 2026 diet; this entry records a published individual result, not an official ranking.

National education context · 2026

What it took to pass that exam

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

Federal Minister of Education

Dr. Morufu Olatunji (Tunji) Alausa

2024–present

Moved from Minister of State for Health in the October 2024 reshuffle. 2025–26 tenure includes the WAEC torchlight exams and JAMB CBT failures. Minister of State: Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad.

Federal education budget

Being compiled — 2026 Appropriation Act under review

Source · Federal Government 2026 Budget Proposal

State education budget · FCT Abuja

FCT Abuja state education budget for 2026 being compiled. Cross-reference the State Appropriation Acts.

Exam-year incidents

JAMBOwoeye Daniella Jesudunsin (Ekiti) emerged overall UTME best at 372/400 — first female top scorer in years. Sparked public conversation about gender representation among top achievers.
Sources · Legit.ng · Punch (May 2026)
https://www.legit.ng

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.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.