Nigeria, March 17 -- Nigeria's top young spellers will represent the country at the 2026 African Spelling Bee Championship scheduled to hold in Zimbabwe later this month.

According to the organisers, this year's championship is expected to be the biggest yet, with more than 30 African countries expected to present their top six champions for the coveted title of the African Spelling Bee Champion.

The five Nigerian students selected for the continental competition emerged after a rigorous national process organised by the Nigeria Spelling Bee, the country's official representative body for the African Spelling Bee.

The delegation is expected to depart Nigeria on 17 March through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, and ret...