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The fifth edition of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition has come to an end with Kate Ene David emerging as the winner.

Kate, a student from Intimacy with Christ International School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, won the bee after correctly spelling the word “acquiesce” in the finale. As a result, the 14-year-old champion will become MTN Nigeria CEO for a day, assume leadership of Africa’s largest telecommunication network.

In her opening remarks, Adia Sowho, the Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, congratulated the top 20 contestants who beat out over 11,000 participants to compete in the spelling bee finale, stating that the initiative presented a platform for them to develop and maximise their potential.

“Promoting digital education is one way in which we can encourage people to embrace the digital space and enjoy the benefits and convenience that come with it. This is why MTN mPulse continues to engage with young people through the website, which has vast variety of educational content, enabling them to learn, play and shine,” she said.

Giving her closing remarks, Esther Akinnukawe, the Chief Human Resource Officer, MTN Nigeria, commended the finalists for making it to the finals. “Congratulations to Kate for emerging the champion. I want to thank and commend every participant for showing up. Showing up is a winning quality, and I admire your courage in standing in front of the audience to represent yourself, your parent, and your school. We are thrilled to have such a large turnout, and we are more confident to carry on this educative initiative.”

In addition to being MTN Nigeria’s CEO for a day, Kate has been awarded N2.5m scholarship grant, a laptop, smartphone, and an MTN goody bag. MTN will also present a N350,000 grant and state-of-the-art ICT devices to the winner’s English teacher and school respectively.

Sharing her excitement, Kate, who was beaming with smiles said, “I am very excited and grateful to God for giving me the opportunity. The journey has never been easy but I studied a lot.” When asked what to expect from her as MTN CEO for a day, she said, “I think I am more excited to learn about the position on that day.”

Alongside Kate, the first, second and third runners-up, Agbo Divine Capable from Intimacy with Christ International School, Nasarawa State, Okechukwu Rejoice representing Glorious covenant school, Rivers State, and Daniel Ann, a student of Glorious Covenant School Rivers State and other finalists were rewarded with prizes valued at over N5.7m and lots of goody bags.

MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition is one of the many initiatives by MTN Nigeria that help promote digital literacy and academic excellence, empowering the nation’s educational sector.

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The buzz around the competition skyrocketed following the emergence of last year’s winner, Miss Kate Ene David, a 13-year-old student of Intimacy with Christ Secondary School, who not only won the competition but made history as the first-ever female CEO of the ICT giant, MTN Nigeria.

Before Kate, the competition had seen the rise of two other champions: Snow George and Akinyele Ademoyegun, both of whom have left an indelible mark in history by joining the League of Spelling Bee champions in Nigeria.

As you may know, the competition is not only educational but also rewarding, little wonder thousands of students from across Nigeria enrol annually to participate in it!

If you are reading this article because you are interested in participating or because you know a genius who will beat the odds, keep reading to grasp how you can seamlessly register and join in the competition.

First, it’s noteworthy that only people on the mPulse plan can access the mPulse website. So, if you are not on this plan, you may migrate by texting the word ‘mPulse’ to 344 or dialling *344*1#.

Voila! You have successfully migrated to the mPulse plan. Follow these next steps to register and subsequently participate.

1. Visit the mPulse website by typing out https://mpulse.mtn.ng/ in your preferred web browser
2. Click on the spelling bee banner on the home page of the website.
3. Sign up or log in as a student
4. Click on ‘play annually’. (This will present options to play annually or play monthly, please stick with the former.)
5. Take the ‘practice test’ as many times as required until you can spell every word correctly
6. Click ‘round 1’ when you are ready!

Through these easy-peasy steps, you are on your way to winning fantastic prizes for yourself, your English teacher, and your school.

This year’s edition seeks to reward the top 20 finalists with over N18 million worth of prizes, including laptops, smartphones, and goody bags.

The winner’s school will be presented with cutting-edge ICT devices to facilitate learning, while the top three spellers will rack up prizes for their English Teachers.

The cherry on top is that the winner gets to become MTN Nigeria’s CEO for a day and the face of MTN mPulse for a year. How awesome is that?

So, hurry now and begin your journey toward becoming a spelling bee champion.

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