Students in senior secondary schools across the country have been invited to submit entries in the 2014 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition.
UBA Foundation is the corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and uses this annual competition to challenge the reading, research, writing and critical thinking skills of Nigerian students.
The UBA Foundation National Essay Competition, which is in its fourth consecutive year, has witnessed increased participation from students since it was first launched in 2011.
Going by the success recorded in Nigeria, UBA is taking the competition to other parts of Africa.
Similar essay competitions according Ms. Ijeoma Aso, MD/CEO UBA Foundation are going on simultaneously in Senegal and Ghana as “part of UBA’s efforts to continue to intellectually challenge African youths to improve their capacity to compete in an increasingly global world”.