* as Phase two of Lagos State Spelling Bee competition kicks off
The second phase of the Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition has kicked off in the state, as the search for MTN Nigeria’s first Kid-chief executive continues.
The MTN mPulse-sponsored competition began at Gladys High School and Tombey Foundation School, Lagos, following the conclusion of its first phase earlier in July 2019.
The second batch will comprise intra-school competitions in 32 schools across the state which will field qualifiers for the inter-school phase of the spelling bee.
Ronik Comprehensive school; Princeton Schools; Gracefield schools; Jextoban secondary schools; Christ the King schools, etc, are among the schools that will compete over the four-week duration.
The winners from the 70 schools at the inter-school phase will vie to become district champions this October. Subsequently, these champions will take up the spots at the grand finale later in the year.
The winner will, for one day, take over the reins from MTN Nigeria, Chief Executive Officer, Ferdi Moolman, as the company’s CEO at the headquarters in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The first batch exposed us to the crop of talented young Nigerians living in Lagos and we have seen the multiple ways that the teen and tween offering, mPulse can facilitate further expansion of those talents.
“As we inch closer to the finals, we are even more excited for the outstanding talents about to be discovered in these other 32 schools,” said Rahul De, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, while commenting on the competition.
On the company’s sponsorship of the competition, Rahul said: “This is an avenue to assist thousands of young Nigerians to build their grammar and vocabulary skills and also learn from their relationship with words and language.
“mPulse has always been focused on helping them be better versions of themselves in a controlled and safe environment such as the spelling bee.”
One of the winners in the 2nd batch, Adebayo Precious, a JSS 2 student of Apata Memorial High School shared her excitement for the competition.
“At first, I thought I wouldn’t be able to spell the words, they seemed impossible. Now, I can’t wait for the finals!” she said.
Daily Trust reports that MTN mPulse is an initiative of MTN created to equip students between the ages of 9 and 15 years with the resources they need to maximize their potential.
It offers kids (primary and secondary school students) an array of free premium services and features such as free airtime on their birthday, free data for WhatsApp, practice questions for Common Entrance, WAEC, JSSCE and JAMB, Videos and lots of games.
