By Modupe Gbadeyanka
There are over N24 million worth of prizes and more to be won in this year’s MTN mPulse Spelling Bee in its fifth edition.
Aimed at everyone between ages 9 and 15 nationwide, the mPulse Spelling Bee is a digital-first competition promoting literacy, critical thinking and sharpening comprehension among young people.
The competition comprises three rounds, with the first involving 10 spelling questions to be held on mpulse.mtn.ng, and the second round with 20 spelling questions to be held on mpulse.mtn.ng for only the top 1,000 shortlisted students from the 1st Round, and the grand finale to be held on-ground in Lagos and streamed on mpulse.mtn.ng.
Business Post reports that the mPulse Spelling Bee Competition offers a range of exciting prizes for its top performers. The first prize winner will receive a N5 million scholarship grant, a laptop, a smartphone, and a mPulse goody bag, along with the unique opportunity to serve as the MTN CEO for a day. In addition, the winner’s school will be awarded an ICT lab with 10 laptops and 10 MTN Hynet Flex devices, while the student’s teacher will receive N500,000 in cash.
The second prize includes a N2.5 million scholarship grant, a laptop, a smartphone, and a mPulse goody bag for the student, while the teacher will be awarded N300,000 in cash.
The third prize winner will be awarded a N1.5 million scholarship grant, a laptop, a smartphone, and a mPulse goody bag, with the teacher receiving N200,000 in cash.
The remaining 17 finalists will each receive scholarship grants and a mPulse goody bag in recognition of their efforts during the competition.
Continuing in the success of last year with over 30,000 participants, MTN is organising the fifth edition of the competition. This means that anyone within this age bracket can get to participate in such an intellectually stimulating activity anywhere they are while having fun with thousands of others across the nation.
Contestants are to take the Practice Test Quiz as many times as possible and click on ‘Take Entry stage’ to participate in the competition.
But to partake in this contest, participants must be on the mPulse tariff plan, with the exercise taking place on the MTN mPulse website (mpulse.mtn.ng).
Eligible contestants must sign up for the competition as a student with a registered MTN phone number.
To migrate to the tariff plan, intending contestants must sign up or dial *344*1# to unleash their spelling superpower and win amazing prizes.