A 15-year-old Usongobong Paul, from Akwa-Ibom State, has emerged as the overall winner of the 2022 edition of the UBA Foundation’s annual National Essay Competition.InformationGuideNigeria
Usongobong Paul, a girl from the Federal Government Girls College Ikot- Obio Itong in Akwa-Ibom, defeated eleven other competitors to win the competition’s top prize.
According to a statement from the bank, the edition received nearly 5,000 submissions from students in Nigeria‘s Senior Secondary Schools.
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At the big finale held on Monday at the Tony Elumelu Amphitheater, UBA House in Lagos, Nigeria, UBA announced that the scholarship was worth N5 million and included a brand-new, state-of-the-art laptop, among other prizes.
Usongobong stated that the experience had boosted her confidence while expressing her enthusiasm.
She added that “This scholarship will go a long way towards achieving my dream to become an ophthalmologist. The opportunity has changed my life and I appreciate UBA and the UBA Foundation.”
UBA also guaranteed her that the UBA Foundation will provide continual mentoring throughout her academic career and beyond.
Princess Sholabomi, a 15-year-old student at Value Spring College in Lagos, was given second place.
She received an N3 million educational grant and a brand-new laptop, while Sharon Nwajiaku, 15, of Ota Total Academy, Ogun State, earned the third prize of N2.5 million and a brand-new laptop.
Oliver Alawuba, UBA Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, gave the award and stated, “As a bank, we are interested in empowering our youth, and in order to do so, we must educate them and offer them enabling avenues.WAEC Result
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