UBA National Essay Competition 2026 (₦15 million prize) – YOA

Deadline: October 23, 2026

Applications are open for the UBA National Essay Competition 2026. The National Essay Competition, focused at senior secondary college students in Nigeria, is organised yearly, as part of UBA Foundation’s schooling initiative which goals to advertise the studying tradition and encourage wholesome and mental competitors amongst secondary faculty college students in Nigeria and throughout Africa.

Essay Topic: No Nation Can Develop Without Food Security. How Can Nigeria Deal With This Problem?

Prizes

• 1st Prize – ₦15 million
• 2nd Prize – ₦10 million
• third Prize – ₦7.5 million  
• 4th Prize – ₦5 million 
• fifth Prize – ₦3.5 million  

Eligibility

• Applicants have to be a Nigerian Senior Secondary School Student.
• Upload a handwritten essay of 750 phrases max (not typed).
• Upload a latest passport {photograph}.
• Upload a scanned copy of Birth Certificate, National ID, or International Passport.

Application

• All incomplete and/or duplicate entries will probably be disqualified.
• Ensure your full title is written in your handwritten essay earlier than importing.
• The title of the attachments must be the applicant’s title and the title of the doc being hooked up e.g (John Doe – Passport Photograph or John Doe – Birth Certificate or John Doe – Essay)

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to UBA National Essay Competition.