December 19, 2025: The OCI Foundation International continues to honour its pledge to honour the top three performers in the Pathology subject, a course taken as part of the 3rd MBBS professional medical examination at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) Medical School, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
This Second Edition, for the 2025 (b) Graduands of the University, was held at the Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria, on Friday, December 19, 2025.
The “OCI Foundation’s Award for Excellence in Pathology” is an annual program. It offers cash rewards to the top three Pathology performers in each year’s graduating class.
The Winners . . .
Recipients of this Second Edition include:
- 1st Position: Dr OKOYE, Onyinyechukwu Judith (NGN 200,000)
- 2nd Position: Dr UZOECHI, David (NGN 150,000)
- 3rd Position: Dr ANAGO, Kenechukwu Victor (NGN 100,000)
The award presentation is now part of the Swearing-in and Graduation ceremonies for each new batch of medical doctors from the University.
Ifediora, an alumnus of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Medical School, made the very first Distinction Score in Pathology during his 3rd MBBS Exam at the institution. This history informed the OCI Foundation’s board’s decision to fund this award.
In an original letter to the Vice Chancellor of NAU, the initiator and Founder of the OCI Foundation, Dr Chris Ifediora, stated that “this award is aimed at inspiring improved overall academic performances in medical training . . . with a particular focus on Pathology.”
The OCI Foundation is grateful to the Faculties of Basic Clinical Sciences and Medicine of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, as well as the Provost of the institution’s College of Medicine, for facilitating this Induction Ceremony. We look forward to a healthy and long-lasting relationship on this Award and more.
Apart from the Pathology Award, the OCI Foundation also supports multiple undergraduate students at both the Awka and Nnewi campuses of Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
