ANNUAL 2013 ESSAY COMPETION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Students in secondary schools across
the country have been invited to
submit entries in the 2013 UBA
Foundation National Essay
Competition. The essay competition
for secondary students is organized
by UBA Foundation; the corporate
social responsibility arm of UBA to
encourage healthy and intellectual
competition among secondary school
students in Nigeria .
Ijeoma Aso, Managing Director/CEO,
UBA Foundation, announced the call
for entries at a press conference
held on Thursday at the bank’s head
office in Lagos . She said that all
senior secondary schools students
across the country are eligible to
participate in the competition. “The
3 best essayists are selected as the
overall winners from 12 finalists that
will emerge from the first round of
the competition. The first, second
and third prize winners will receive
N1,000,000.00, N750,000.00 and
N500,000.00 in educational grants
respectively” she stated.
The national essay competition
which is in its third consecutive
year, has witnessed increased
participation from students since it
was first launched in 2011.
According to her, there were more
than 2000 entries from all over the
country in 2012 representing a 300
per cent increase from the previous
year.
To participate in the competition,
eligible senior secondary students
are expected to send in handwritten
entries on the topic ‘How Reading
has Impacted my Knowledge’ to the
UBA Foundation’s office in Lagos . At
the end of October, 2013 when
entries close, four renowned
Nigerian Professors will review the
entries and select an initial shortlist
of 12 for further assessment until
the overall 3 best candidates
emerge.
#Goodluck.