Seven outstanding pupils have emerged to represent the Enugu Region in the grand finale of the 2025 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition scheduled to be held later this year in Lagos.

They include Nelson Ede Chidibem, Praise Ihionu, Emeke Nwokeocha Samuel, Treasure Oyibosu, Mitchel Atanu Ufedo, Munachimso Onyemaechi, and Oyingba Douglas-Naingba.

They emerged from over 500 pupils initially screened from the South-East and South-South regions. No fewer than 20 qualified for the regional contest from which the final seven emerged at the weekend during the Enugu Regional Finals of the competition held at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Enugu, which brought together top young spellers from the two regions.

MTN’s Regional Operations Manager (East), Callima Inino, who spoke at the event, expressed delight at the students’ performance and commended their resilience.

He noted that the mPulse Spelling Bee had continued to serve as a platform to nurture literacy, confidence, and ambition among young Nigerians. He further announced that the overall winner of the competition would receive a N5 million education grant, a smartphone, and a laptop and would serve as the MTN CEO for a day, as well as the mPulse Face of the Year.

He added that the winner’s teacher will receive N500,000, while the winner’s school will be awarded 10 laptops, 10 routers, and an N10 million development grant.