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THE UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc, has announced the names of the 12 finalists for the 2015 edition of its National Essay Competition, NEC. According to the foundation, the first prize for the UBA National Essay Competition is a N1 million educational grant for the winner to study in any African university of his or her choice.
The second and third prizes are N750,000 and N500,000 educational grants, respectively. The finalists emerged after a rigorous appraisal of entries for the annual competition which opened on September 30, 2015.
A statement from the bank revealed that the foundation received about 3,500 entries for the UBAF NEC 2015 edition from students of senior secondary schools all over Nigeria, representing a 50 percent increase over 2014. It explained that the entries were reviewed by a panel of judges made up of professors from reputable Nigerian Universities, who thereafter shortlisted the 12 best essays.
The 12 finalists were: Ayomide Omole; Udochukwu Melvin Okonkwo; Emediong Uduak Uko; Jonathan Favour; Obiabunmo Precious and Starish Ugie-Oritse-Ete Enonuya. Others are Comfort Macaulay Uwem; Dada Oluwatobi Joshua; Osagiede Omosefe; Olaoye Promise Oluwatobiloba; Eze Ugochinyere Golden and Peter G Okon.
Ijeoma Aso, managing director, UBA Foundation, said three best essays would be selected from the 12 finalists who would now write a supervised essay at the UBA head office on Saturday, December 5.
Meanwhile, three students have already emerged as winners in the 2015 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition in Ghana. The three winners were selected from 12 finalists, who were invited to write a second essay under the bank’s supervision on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The second essay produced the finalists who were unveiled at the grand finale held on Monday, November 30, at the UBA Ghana corporate headquarters, Accra.
Adzokpa Serahine Aku Kekeli of Ola Senior High emerged as the overall winner of this year’s competition. She would receive Ghs 20,000.00 to help with her tuition in any African university of her choice. Frederick Nana Kwame Asante of Accra Academy emerged as the first runner up and would be receiving Ghs 14,000.00 while Senanum Kwabla Adjani of Sogakope Senior Secondary School, emerged as the second runner up and would be receiving Ghs 8,000.00.
— Dec 14, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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