Nigeria has been announced the best in the world in different categories of the International STEM Olympiad in Rome, Italy.
The young STEM champs, including Don Anele Munachimso Marvellous, Victor Onwubiko and Egejurum Onyedikachi, who represented the senior, junior and primary categories, each made Nigeria proud after competing with students from 154 countries of the world.
Alex Onyia and His Champs
Alex Onyia, CEO at Educare, announced his intention to fully sponsor 3 students and 2 teachers to the International STEM Olympiad in Rome, Italy. 
“All visas have been issued, and all arrangements have been sorted. The students will represent Nigeria in the maths and Science categories of the International STEM Olympiad.
They will compete alongside 154 other countries.
The students who won the 2026 South East Maths Olympiad and the teachers who supported them are going. Both the teachers and the students will experience growth together,” he tweeted.
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The two teachers, Chisom Unachukwu and Anthony Iwegbu, Alex Onyia; and the three champs made their way from the airport in Lagos to Rome in Italy.
The competitions were held on Saturday, July 4, at the Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. Onyia’s optimism about the competition was palpable as he updated Nigerians on X.
“Their assignment is simple: bring back the gold.
They will be competing with 154 other countries in Rome, Italy, this week.
Since Nigeria couldn’t qualify for the World Cup, this will be our World Cup,” he wrote.
The Results
On Tuesday, July 7, the results of the competitions were announced.
- Egejurum Onyedikachi (11), a primary 6 student who “does wonders with mathematics that make SS3 students tremble”, won a gold medal in the Mathematics Primary Category.
- Chimdiebube Onwubuiko (13), a JSS3 student who represented Nigeria in the Mathematics Junior (Grade 9) Category, won a gold medal. He also won a silver medal in the Science category.
According to Onyia, he has won all the competitions he has ever participated in. A perfect track record.
- Don-Anele Munachimso Marvellous (17), who is the best in Chemistry for IGCSE in Nigeria, won two gold medals, in Science and Mathematics in the Senior (Grade 11) category.
It has, however, been discovered that more Nigerian students participated. Instead of just five medals from Onyia and his champs, these students clinched more medals, bringing the total to 14 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 9 bronze medals.
The Students of Gonzaga Jesuit College
The students of Gongaza Jesuit College in Anambra State rounded up 23 medals, including 10 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze medals. The gold medalists across different categories include:
•Chukwuma Amede
•Okeke Somtochukwu
•Amadi Chidubem
•Nwafor Emmanuel Chinedu
• Udechukwu Adimchukwunobi
• Igue Ewere
• Onyemem Sochukwukamso Francis
• Aliga Ebubechukwu Wendo
• Amazing Chidubem
• Nwafor Emmanuel
These students with the help of their teachers emerged as the world’s best in different categories at the international STEM Olympiad. The achievement underscores the immense potential of Nigerian students when given the right opportunities and support, earning the country global recognition on the STEM stage.
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