Three Ekiti Students Win Big at 2026 Future Agenda Awards

Three teenage students from St. Lawrence Metropolitan College, Ado Ekiti, have clinched top honours for academic excellence at the 2026 Ekiti Future Agenda Awards, held on Thursday at Adetiloye Hall.

Oreoluwa Alayande, Damilola Adeolu and Goodness Ewenike received the awards after a year of standout performances in national spelling competitions that placed Ekiti on the academic map.

Three Ekiti Students Win Big at 2026 Future Agenda Awards

The event drew educators, policymakers and community leaders who gathered to celebrate young achievers across the state. But it was the trio from one school that commanded attention.

Fourteen year old Oreoluwa shot into national prominence in 2025 when she emerged champion of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee. Her victory came with a ₦5 million education grant, a one day experience as MTN Nigeria’s chief executive, a new laptop and smartphone, and a one year role as Face of mPulse.

Her triumph also delivered major rewards to her school, including ₦10 million, 10 laptops and 10 5G routers, while her teacher received ₦500,000 in cash support.

Thirteen year old Damilola followed with a strong showing at the Nigeria Spelling Bee in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where she placed second. She is now set to represent Nigeria and Ekiti State at the international finals in Zimbabwe.

Goodness, also 14, secured first place at the National Spell Africa competition in Lagos, completing what many at the ceremony described as a rare academic streak from a single institution.

All three students achieved these milestones while in SS2, balancing routine schoolwork with high pressure national contests.

The awards were presented by Amb. Prince Micheal Ogungbemi, Chairman of Ajoni LCDA, who praised the students for projecting Ekiti beyond its borders through intellect and discipline.

Three Ekiti Students Win Big at 2026 Future Agenda Awards

For St. Lawrence Metropolitan College, the recognition signals more than trophies. It reinforces a growing reputation for grooming students who compete and win on national stages.

For Ekiti, it offers a sharper narrative, one driven not by politics or rhetoric, but by young minds spelling their way into history.

Three Ekiti Students Win Big at 2026 Future Agenda Awards