By Chinedum Elekwachi
EGWUCHIKA, Tochukwu Onyeze has emerged best graduating student for 2023/2024 session in the entire Southeast.
Onyeze, a native of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State is also said to be second best in Nigeria.
The first child amongst 5 children born to Barr and Mrs Egwuchika, received his primary school education partly at St Mary’s Nursery and Primary School, Ibagwa-Aka, and Shalom International School, Nsukka.
He had his secondary education at Shalom Academy, Nsukka before gaining admission into UNIZIK to study Electronics and Computer Engineering and graduated with 4.965 CGPA, the highest in the entire school.
Other outstanding academic records broken by Onyeze included:
✔️ Best Student in Mathematics, Shalom International School (2013)
✔️ Young Scientist Award, Shalom International School (2013)
✔️ Overall Best Student in JS1, Shalom Academy Nsukka (2014)
✔️ Overall Best Student in JS2, Shalom Academy Nsukka (2014)
✔️ Gold Medal, Junior Science Olympiad (2015)
✔️ Best Mathematics Student in Enugu State, Mathematics Association of Nigeria (2016)
✔️ Overall Best Student in JS3, Shalom Academy Nsukka (2016)
✔️ Overall Best Student in SS1, Shalom Academy Nsukka (2017)
✔️ Best Mathematics Student in Enugu State, Cowbellpedia (2018)
✔️ Best Science Student in Nsukka, Solar Energy Association of Nigeria (2018)
✔️ Best Science Student in Enugu State, InterswitchSPAK (2018)
✔️ Overall Best Student in SS2, Shalom Academy Nsukka (2018)
✔️ Best Mathematics Student in Enugu State, Mathematics Association of Nigeria (2018)
✔️ 3rd Best Mathematics Student in Nigeria, Mathematics Association of Nigeria (2019)
✔️ Overall Best Graduating Student, Shalom Academy Nsukka (2019)
✔️ Award for Leadership, Shalom Academy Nsukka (2019)
✔️ Achieved the highest recorded CGPA of 4.95 at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
✔️ Winner, Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Competition (2020)
✔️ Team Lead, 3rd Place Team, IEEE IAS IPCSD Engineering Contest for African Students (2023, 2024)
✔️ Leadership Award, IEEE Nnamdi Azikiwe Student Branch (2021–2024)
✔️ Overall Best Engineering Student, South East Nigeria
✔️ Overall Best Graduating Student Nnamdi Azikiwe University(2023/2024 Session) with CGPA: 4.95
✔️ BGS Faculty of Engineering
✔️ BGS Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering.
He is a genius. Nigeria shouldn’t leave him and his likes to jakpa.
Wow, this is great. Hail UNIZIK, pride of our state and our nation.
Thanks, Faith for the feedback.