Prizes
About NEC
The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which aims to promote the reading culture and encourage healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa
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Essay Topic:
Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over Human Intelligence? What should students do to ensure AI doesn’t override but enhance their ability to learn through research?
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
- Must be a Nigerian Senior Secondary school student
- Must submit a passport photograph
- Must submit a scanned copy of a means of identification (birth certificate, National ID, or passport)
How to Apply
- Applicants must upload a scanned copy of their original birth certificates or international passport data page.
- Applicants must upload a handwritten essay (not more than 750 words) on the portal.
Application Deadline: Closed
NEC 2023 Finalists
Ajayi Paula
Age: 14
Great ‘A’ Genesis Academy,
Lagos State
Lagos State
Adebayo Winner
Age: 15
Seventh Day Adventist High School Osogbo, Osun State
Adeloye Blessing
Age: 15
Zion Baptist High School,
Osun State
Osun State
AbdulHameed Khadija
Age: 15
Sweet Haven High School,
Kano State
Kano State
Chukwuma-Okoh Naomi
Age: 14
Queens College Yaba,
Lagos State
Lagos State
Dansabo Tasiu
Age: 15
Brilliant Footsteps International Academy, GSS Sokoto State
Ganiyu Alli
Age: 15
Pelican School,
Ogun State
Ogun State
Isobara Emefek
Age: 15
FGGC, Ikot Obio Itong,
Akwa-Ibom State
Akwa-Ibom State
Ireleh-Ailemen Natasha
Age: 14
LHS College, Ogun State
Onaro Adaeze
Age: 15
Fountain Heights Secondary School, Lagos State
Tailorson Harold
Age: 15
Cityside Secondary School,
Ogun State
Ogun State
Umar Zainab
Age: 18
Demonstration Secondary School,
Zaria, Kaduna State.
Zaria, Kaduna State.