{"id":11956,"date":"2021-12-08T10:11:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T10:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/eziaku-esther-emerges-winner-of-uba-foundations-nec-2021"},"modified":"2021-12-08T10:43:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T10:43:17","slug":"eziaku-esther-emerges-winner-of-uba-foundations-nec-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/eziaku-esther-emerges-winner-of-uba-foundations-nec-2021","title":{"rendered":"Eziaku Esther, emerges winner of UBA Foundation\u2019s NEC 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Tuesday, held the Grand finale of its eleventh annual National Essay Competition (NEC) at the Tony Elumelu Amphitheatre at the UBA House, Marina Lagos, in a ceremony that was well-attended by students, staff and parents.<\/p>\n<p>A visibly excited 15-year-old Eziaku Esther, a student of His Grace High School, Enugu State, emerged the overall winner with the best essay. For the fifth consecutive year the girls have clinched the best prize as, Esther beat 11 other finalists selected from over 7,000 entries received digitally by the UBA Foundation from students of senior secondary schools across Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Esther won an educational grant of N3 million to study at any African university of her choice. She also received a brand-new state-of the-art laptop and many other educational tools from the UBA Foundation. She will be supported throughout her educational career and beyond with constant mentoring by the UBA Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Tuesday, held the Grand finale of its eleventh annual National Essay Competition (NEC) at the Tony Elumelu Amphitheatre at the UBA House, Marina Lagos, in a ceremony that was well-attended by students, staff and parents. 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