Five students from public schools in Delta State had emerged victorious at the 2025 National Basic Education Championship held in Qatar defeating teams from the United States and the host nation.
The final stage of the global competition featured Nigeria, the State of Chicago (USA), and Qatar. Nigeria, represented by students from Delta State, had earlier won the National Debate Championship organized by the President’s School Debate Nigeria under the Presidency.
The Nigerian team, powered by brilliant minds from Delta State, comprised Wisdom Chukwuma of Government College, Ughelli; Otorvo Uyoyou of Alegbo Secondary School, Effurun; Abraham Honour of Okpaka Secondary School, Okpaka; Ekhamateh Splendour of Government Model Secondary School, Asaba; and Alika Daniel of Utagba-Ogbe Grammar School, Kwale.
They secured a hard-fought 2–1 victory in the first round and went on to deliver a clean sweep with a 3–0 win in the final round.
The combined 5–1 aggregate score saw them crowned overall champions of the tournament.
Congrats to them.