An 11-year-old student, Miss Amazing-Grace Salami from Greenspill International School, Abuja, has won the Spelling Bee in Nigeria (SpIN) competition. Salami defeated 63 other finalists from the United States and international schools in Nigeria to claim the top prize. The Acting U.
S. Consul General, Ms JoEllen Gorg, announced this at the 2025 Grand Finale of the inaugural Spelling Bee in Nigeria, held in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SpIN is affiliated with the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was established in 1925.
The competition began in August 2024 with 200 students from 15 schools across the country. This year’s event coincided with the 100th anniversary of the United States’ National Spelling Bee. Gorg announced that the second runner-up was Miss Ifeoluwapo Okuboyejo, while the third runner-up was Miss Naomi Ociuco.
She said Salami would represent Nigeria on the global stage at the centennial edition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States. The Acting Consul General added that Salami would receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
, to participate in the historic event. Salami will also receive $500 spending money, an engraved trophy, Indomie products, a gold medal, and a one-year Merriam-Webster dictionary subscription worth $10,000. “The second and third runners-up will receive Indomie products, $100 spending money, silver and bronze medals, citations, and an invitation to attend the ce.
