The 8th edition of the organized Peat Phillips Foundation spelling bee which was to take place in Dubai on Friday 24th September.

The featured Nigerian team made their mother nation proud as they would return after a successful competition in Dubai.

The Nigerian team featured in 2 categories of the 2021 Intercontinental Spelling Bee competition final held on at the Best Western plus Hotel Deira Creek Dubai.

The team came 1st in the senior category courtesy Oni Inioluwa Daniel of the Ambassadors College, Ota and Nigeria also came 3rd with Olujobi Oluwadarasimi Opeyemi also of Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State. In the junior category Pearl Koshi Etika-Matthews Eni Memorial High School, Calabar, Cross Rivers State came 2nd, whilst Nanret Adamu from St. Augustine College, DU, Jos, Plateau State emerged the most promising Speller in the Senior category.

The Nigerian Consulate in Dubai was ably represented by Consul Prince Wale Awolesi, who donated $500 of his personal funds to the over $4,000 left to settlle their bill. Akin Olu-Philips the executive director Of Peat Philips Foundation, led the team to a successful outing in Dubai.