Yobe state Governor Hon. (Dr) Mai Mala Buni has approved a grand ceremony to honour 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullah, who emerged as the World's best in English language skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom.

This was disclosed in a terse statement issued by Hassan Yobe, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to Governor Buni.

The 17-year-old student from Yobe State was recently recognised as the top performer in English language skills globally. She outperformed over 20,000 participants from 69 countries, including native English-speaking nations, to win the competition.

She has since been receiving many accolades from prominent Nigerians, including a former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami.

"There is no doubt that her success can be attributed to her natural talent, dedication, discipline, and support she received from her parents and the schools she attended. Nafisa's achievement highlights her as a shining example of Nigerian students' potential to excel globally with the right opportunities and enabling environment. This kind of feat requires more encouragement from the government," Pantami said on social media.

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