UBA Foundation flags off 2025 Essay Competition

UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with winners set to grab over N18m in educational grants and consolation prizes. Now in its 15th consecutive year, the NEC invites senior secondary school students across Nigeria to […]

UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with winners set to grab over N18m in educational grants and consolation prizes.

Now in its 15th consecutive year, the NEC invites senior secondary school students across Nigeria to share their thoughts on the theme: “Nigeria is characterised by diverse cultures, ethnicities, and religions. How can young Nigerians deploy diversity to build a united nation?”

In a statement, the foundation stated that students are required to research thoroughly, get their ideas together, write their essays, and submit the scanned copies of their entries through the digital portal on or before Friday, October 17, 2025

The Managing Director/CEO of UBA Foundation, Mrs. Bola Atta, noted that young minds have a vital role to play in fostering national cohesion, particularly at a time when unity is most needed in the country.

“For well over a decade, the National Essay Competition has provided a vital platform for our secondary school students to express their ideas and showcase their intellectual prowess. Infact, parents and pupils have come to look forward to the NEC as they keep calling to ask about the commencement,” Atta said.