The Nigeria Spelling Bee Competition has kicked off in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The event holds at Abuja Capital International School located at Gwarinpa, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
The competition will begin with a written spelling segment to be followed by the oral spelling part.
According to information published by the organisers on their website, the Competition is open to all students in both public and private schools in Nigeria.
The spellers will be asked to spell individually irrespective of the number of spellers from the same school.
The Nigeria Spelling Bee is divided into two distinct categories — the Senior and the Junior.
These categories are age-based and not whether the student is in Primary or Secondary school.
Senior spellers must not be more than 16years as at November 2023.
Senior spellers must not have passed SS2 or be writing UTME, WAEC or Senior NECO in the 2022/20023 Academic Session.
The recommended minimum age for the Senior category is 13years, although this is not a restriction on younger outstanding spellers.
All National Finalists get an opportunity to represent Nigeria at the African Spelling Bee 2023.
In addition to winning the African Spelling Bee prizes, a Nigerian Speller who emerges African Champion will also win an additional N1,000,000 & N500,000 scholarship for the Senior & Junior categories respectively.
In the junior category, the spellers must not be more than 13years as at November 2023.
The recommended minimum age for the Junior category is 9 years although it is not also a restriction on younger outstanding spellers.
All National Finalists also get an opportunity to represent Nigeria at the African Spelling Bee 2023.
Similar to the senior category, addition to winning the African Spelling Bee prizes, any Speller who emerges African Champion will win an additional N1,000,000 & N500,000 scholarship for the Senior & Junior categories respectively.
The eligibility requirements demand that the spellers must attend a Primary or Secondary School in Nigeria.
Spellers may register under their schools or privately but must supply their school details.
Spellers must not have passed SS2 or be writing their UTME, WAEC or Senior NECO in the 2022/2023 Academic Session.
Any speller who violates any of the eligibility requirements, rules of the competition or have supplied false information, may be disqualified by the organizers of the Nigeria Spelling Bee prior to, during, or after the competition.
Registration is online on the e-portal accompanied with payment of N3,000 per speller.
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