Following participation from over 13,000 children across the country, Akinyele Ademoyegun a 12-year-old SSS 1 student from Kaydel Comprehensive College, Ikorodu, Lagos, has won the 2021 MTN mPulse spelling bee competition.
Ademoyegun was crowned champion after correctly spelling the word “Kernite,” defeating Ekene Dondavis Okwuchukwu from Classic comprehensive College, Lagos.
He also correctly spelt “Claustrophobic”, “Antiquarian,” “Herbaceous,” “Incunabulum” and “Ignoble” in the various stages of the ground finale.
Ademoyegun will receive a N2m scholarship, laptop, smartphone, mPulse goody bags, and Nestle products.
The spelling bee champion’s school will also be given state-of-the-art ICT devices, including 10 laptops and 10 Hynet Modems while his English teacher will be awarded N350, 000 cash and a laptop.
Speaking to the finalists at the event, the chief marketing officer, MTN Nigeria, Adia Sowho, congratulated the contestants on making it into the finals.
She said: “A great start to building young Nigerians is through education and opportunity. One way to do both is with competitions like the mPulse Spelling Bee.
We hope that this event gives our young ones a chance to get comfortable with learning in the digital space as we consistently work to deliver a bold new digital world.”
Sharing his excitement after his emergence as the champion of the 2021 mPulse Spelling Bee, Akinyele Ademoyegun said he felt like the best speller in the world.
“I would like to thank my parents, siblings, teachers and even my schools for their support because, without them, I would not be here,” he said.
The mPulse Spelling Bee is one of many initiatives by MTN Nigeria that enables students between the ages of 9 and 15 in primary and secondary schools across the country to excel academically through healthy competition improve and learn new skills while having fun at the same time.
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