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CSR: UBA Opens Portal For 2021 National Essay Competition

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By Dedeigbo Ayodeji

The United Bank for Africa, popularly known as UBA has open portal for its 2021 National Essay Competition (NEC).


NEC is part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which is aimed at promoting literacy and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition amongst senior secondary school students in Nigeria and across the African continent.
In a statement made available by the Head, External & Media Relations at UBA, Ramon Nasir, disclosed that the NEC has been rolled out in four other countries where UBA operates, with plans in place to cover 19 African countries in the next couple of years.
The statement further reads that the 11th year edition prizes has increased by 33 percent as against the previous year.


The initiative is aimed at promoting literacy and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition amongst senior secondary school students in Nigeria and across the African continent.
Chief Executive Officer at UBA Foundation, Mrs. Bola Atta, said that the Foundation scaled up the prizes for the second year in a row in order to accommodate the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and also the fluctuation in the currency levels.


Applications are invited for:
Title: United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) Foundation Essay Competition 2021 (Topic: What is the Role of Technology in Educating the African Youth?)
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
CANDIDATES:
Must be in senior secondary school
Must submit a hand written essay (750 words MAX)
Must submit a passport photograph
Must submit a copy of a birth certificate, National ID or Passport.
UBA Essay Competition Awards
1st prize winner: N3,000,000 in education grant to any African University
2nd prize winner: N2,500,000 in education grant to any African University
3rd prize winner: N2,000,000 in education grant to any African University.
Selection Procedure
Entries received for the competition will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges made up of professors from reputable Nigerian Universities who will then shortlist 12 essays for further assessment.
Following this, a second round of competition will involve the 12 finalists who will write a second superior essay from which three best essays will be selected as the overall winners from the 12 finalists.
Application Closing Date
29th October, 2021.
Note: All incomplete and / or duplicate entries will be disqualified.

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