The National Essay Competition, now in its 11th year and aimed at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organized annually as part of the UBA Foundation’s education initiative aimed at promoting reading culture and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition among secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.
WORTH
The first prize in the UBA National Essay Competition is a N3 million educational grant, while the second and third prizes are N2.5 million and N2 million educational grants to any African university of their choice, respectively.
ELIGIBILITY
Be a Secondary School Student
Must submit a handwritten essay (750 words MAX)
Must submit a passport photograph
Must submit a copy of a birth certificate, National ID or passport
DEADLINE: October 29, 2021.
To apply and for more information, visit here
