MTN partners Spelling Bee competition to produce One Day CEO
Winners have emerged in the 2019 edition of the Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition sponsored by the telecoms giant MTN.
The keenly contested competition which was started last July came to a grand close recently producing a top Winner, Adeola Ademuwa Ifeoluwa, an SS2 student of Christfield College, Ikorodu.
For the feat, he becomes first kid CEO of MTN Nigeria for one day, carting away the grand prize reward of a N500, 000 cheque.
The finale event, which took place at Holy Child College, Ikoyi saw an intense battle among the 31 candidates representing various schools. After several hours of a fiercely contested competition, Ifeoluwa emerged as overall winner.
The other winners who emerged in the competition include 1st runner up, Joseph Temiloluwa Grace from Wellspring College; 2nd runner up, Ibrahim Olutoki representing Monidams Private School; 3rd runner up Chukwufumnanya Okonweze who’s from Cayley College, and the 4th runner up from Longford International School, Tunde Lawal Toluwalase.
They were equally reward with cash prizes of N300, 000, N200,000, N100,000, and N100,000 respectively for their efforts in the competition,
The competition which began in July featured a total of 70 schools and over 1000 students from around Lagos.
Following the feat, the winner, Adeola Ademuwa Ifeoluwa, an SS2 student, shared his excitement after the victory.
“I was feeling a little bit tensed but I knew I would win. I had to memorise a lot of words and prepared very hard.”
Speaking on the event, MTN’s Senior Marketing Manager, Youth Segment, Omotayo George, explained that the competition was an opportunity to help the student achieve their unique dreams.
“Consider it a rehearsal for greater things to come in your lives. MTN is introducing you to a world of opportunities through our teen proposition called MTN mPulse. It is designed to help you learn, play and shine,” she informed the students.
She added via her LinkedIn post: “These kids give me a renewed hope in Nigeria’s future, MTN is investing in Nigeria’s youth.
While declaring the event open, President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Wasiu Adumadeyi thanked MTN Nigeria for partnering with NAPPS to make the competition a success and also announced that the overall winner would be awarded a tuition fee scholarship, courtesy of NAPPS.
MTN mPulse was developed to equip students between the ages of 9 and 15 years with the resources they need to maximise their potential.
The service offers primary and secondary school students an array of premium services and features such as free airtime on their birthdays, free data for WhatsApp, practice questions for Common Entrance, WAEC, JSSCE and JAMB, Videos and lots of games.
RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
Comment
No comments found.