13-Year-Old Wins UBA Foundation Essay Competition, Receives N10M Grant

Ebunoluwa Seth Oluwatimilehin, a 13-year-old student from Lagos, emerged as the overall winner of the 15th UBA Foundation Essay Competition, receiving a N10 million educational grant. The competition saw Njoku Kelechi Emerald and Bayero Fatima Auwal as the second and third-place winners, respectively.

Olivier Alawuba, UBA's Group Managing Director, praised the competition's role in promoting culture, reading, and writing among youth. Bola Atta expressed gratitude to stakeholders for emphasizing education as pivotal for Africa's future.