FCT Qualifier – 2021 Qualifiers

Spellers across the Center of Unity converged at Abuja for the FCT Qualifiers of the Nigeria Spelling Bee.

National Champions stand to win a One Million Naira or Five Hundred Thousand Naira Scholarship for the Senior and Junior categories

respectively among other prizes.

The best National Finals spellers also get to represent Nigeria at the African Spelling Bee championship.

The competition consisted of the written test and oral rounds.

At the end of the rounds, these spellers emerged to represent the FCT at the North-Central regional competition, where they will contest alongside their counterparts from Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi, Niger and Kwara States for a slot in the National Finals.

JUNIORS:

• Adaora Iyiegbu of Chrisland High School, Apo
• Akondu Okpe of Starville School Jahi
• Amirah Aderoju of Starville School Jahi
• Barakah Akande of Nigerian Tulip International School Monrovia Street
• Benita John-Oseni of Starville School Jahi
• Daniel Ochia of Starville School Jahi
• Ekenechukwu Alola of Chrisland High School, Apo
• Fatima Ummi Musa of Islamic Leadership Academy Kuje
• Joseph Elimian of Primegate International Academy Brick-City Estate Kubwa
• Kamsiyochukwu Obiora of Starville School, Jahi
• Mubarak Olawale Abdulkareem of Nigerian Tulip International School Monrovia Street
• Nathan Umar of Cherry Field College, Jikwoyi
• Nelson Dada of Starville School Jahi
• Noella Ugbo-Fidel of Starville School Jahi
• Oghenemairo Okoro of Starville School Jahi
• Olamide Aluko of Starville School Jahi
• Oluwatomisin M. Moronfoye of Starville School, Jahi
• Orabelema Innocent-Ogan of Starville School Jahi
• Theodore Agbogwu of Primegate International Academy Brick-City Estate Kubwa
• Treasure Nburagho of Starville School, Jahi
• Ugonna Nwaeleme of Goshen Montessori School Arab Road
• Umar-Farouk Musa of Oak Heights School, Amac Estate
• Victoria Ogunleye Ogunleye of Starville School Jahi

SENIOR

• Akachukwu Ekenna of Deeper Life High School Kado Estate
• Emmanuel O. Ojochenemi of Intimacy With Christ International School Mararaba
• Gift Agbo of Cherry Field College Jikwoyi
• Isaac Anthony-Iwelu of Nigerian Tulip International School Monrovia
• Kate E. David of Intimacy With Christ International School Mararaba
• Rabiat Umar of Nigerian Tulip International School Monrovia Street
• Victoria Akaninyene of Goshen Montessori School Arab Road

We wish to thank our host, Nigerian Tulip Int’l College Abuja for hosting the state qualifiers.

Our appreciation also goes to all hardworking coaches and their respective schools for their efforts in building literary giants.