Contest and Competitions
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) Foundation National Essay Competition 2026
Location: Nigeria
Deadline: November 30, 2026
Essay Topic
- No Nation can develop without food security. How can Nigeria deal with this problem?
Stages
- 1st Stage: Call for entries – 20 best essays to be selected
- 2nd Stage: Final physical test – 5 winners
About United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa’s leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single-country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria, UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touchpoints globally.
The UBA Foundation, the CRS arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, invites applications from Senior Secondary School students in Nigeria for:
About NEC
- The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organised annually as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative, which aims to promote the reading culture and encourage healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.
Prizes to Be Won
- Winner: N15,000,000 Educational grant to any African University
- 2nd Position: N10,000,000 Educational grant to any African University
- 3rd Position: N7,500,000 Educational grant to any African University.
- 4th Position: N5,000,000 Educational grant to any African University.
- 5th Position: N3,500,000 Educational grant to any African University.
Application Requirements
- Must be a Nigerian Senior Secondary School Student.
- Complete the application form.
- Upload a handwritten essay of 750 words max (not typed).
- Upload a recent passport photograph.
- Upload a scanned copy of a Birth Certificate, a National ID, or an International Passport.
Selection Procedure
- All entries will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges comprising professors from reputable Nigerian universities. From the entries received, 20 finalists will be shortlisted for the next stage.
- The 20 finalists will participate in a final physical test at the UBA Head Office, Lagos. The top five winners will be selected based on the quality of their essays.
Things to Note
- All incomplete and/or duplicate entries will be disqualified.
- Ensure your full name is written on your handwritten essay before uploading.
- The title of the attachments should be the applicant’s name and the name of the document being attached, e.g ()