About The Award
Now in its 11th edition, the National Essay Competition,
targeted at senior secondary students in
Nigeria is organized annually, as part of UBA UBA Essay Competition Application Deadline
Foundation’s education initiative which is aimed at
promoting the reading culture and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.Npower Recruitment
Selection Criteria and 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 Pounds to Naira
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 supervised essay from which three best essays will be selected as the overall winners from the 12 finalists emerged from the first round of the competition Jamb Result
How to Apply:
- Applicant must submit their completed contact information (Name, Age, School, Address of school, Telephone Number, Residential Address and Email Address).
- Applicants must attach photocopies of their original birth certificates or international passport data page.
This is to inform candidates who are still interested in submitting entries for the 2021 UBA Essay Competition that the submission deadline has been extended. Dollar to Naira Rate
The Submission deadline is now 12th November 2021.
candidates are hereby advised to submit their entry before the new Deadline.