Students from Kano secondary schools have won a combined ₦2.2 million in Arewa Radio's Muhawwara debate competition. Nigeria Info, the organiser's sister station, reported the result on 31 October, describing a third season that brought 32 students from 16 schools together over three weeks.
Elmar International School finished first, ahead of Governor's College Boys and Mairo Tijjani Girls Secondary School. The cash awards were ₦1 million for first place, ₦700,000 for second and ₦500,000 for third. Reports also describe additional gifts for the winners.
Group Programmes Director Prince Daniel Aboki said the initiative aimed to strengthen education in Northern Nigeria through speaking skills and confidence. A News Agency of Nigeria account also highlighted the organisers' interest in encouraging reading and improving students' command of English.
Nigeria Info said entrants were aged 13 to 16. Applicants prepared arguments on both sides of assigned topics before a screening committee chose participants. That format asks pupils to understand opposing positions rather than simply defend their first opinion.
The event also included a student letter addressed to the electoral commission's chairman ahead of the 2027 election, according to SolaceBase. This report does not reproduce the letter's demands because its complete text was not available in the reviewed material.
The result highlights a local educational achievement outside examination scores. Public reports differ on some runners-up marks and smaller gifts, so those disputed details are omitted here. The school placings and three cash awards agree across the accounts reviewed.