A young Nigerian, Winston Dennis-Masi has been honoured by the University of Essex, Colchester, England for his exceptional academic performance at the institution.

Winston Dennis-Masi, aged 20, was on Thursday awarded a First Class degree in the highly sought after Computer Systems Engineering at the university.

A devout Christian who hails from Omoku in Rivers State, the ambitious lad attributed the accomplishment to dint of hard work, focus and time management with his numerous academic activities.

He also thanked his parents for the support accorded him throughout his stay at the institution.

Winston, who had his primary and secondary education in Port Harcourt and Abuja, Nigeria has indicated interest in enrolling for a masters’ degree programme at one of the universities in the United States where he is resident.