UBA Foundation Increases Prizes for 2024 Annual National Essay Competition
The Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, UBA Foundationhas announced the commencement of the 2024 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) with a Call for Entries in Nigeria.
Now in its 14th year, the annual National Essay Competition (NEC) is part of the UBA Foundation’s education initiative aimed at championing literacy and encouraging intellectual development among senior secondary school students across Nigeria and the African continent.
The essay topic for the call for entries is “Discuss the Impact of Carbon Emission on Climate in Nigeria: Challenges and Solutions”.
Students are expected to properly research, write, scan and upload their handwritten essays to the digital portal on or before November 8, 2024. The essays will be graded by renowned English professors who will then select the best 75 entries, which will be rewarded with N75,000 cash.
A second competition will be held across four regions in Nigeria – Abuja, Enugu, Lagos and Port Harcourt where the 75 candidates will compete to be one of the 20 finalists. These 20 finalists will thereafter write a third essay where the top three will be selected.
The Foundation has also announced a substantial increase in educational grants.
The first-place winner will receive N7.5 million to study at any African university of their choice,
The second-place winner will receive N5 million
While the third-place winner will receive N3.5 million,
The Chief Executive Officer, UBA Foundation, Bola Atta, who spoke ahead of the flag-off of this year’s completion, noted that despite the current global economic challenges, UBA Foundation remains steadfast in their commitment to educational excellence by significantly increasing the grant prizes this year
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