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A 15-year-old schoolgirl wins 15 million naira UBA scholarship

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A 15-year-old schoolgirl wins 15 million naira UBA scholarshipKambai Akau · CC BY-SA 4.0

The UBA Foundation, linked to United Bank for Africa, awarded a 15 million naira university scholarship to Khaira Bala, 15, of Metro International School in Abuja, winner of its 2026 national essay competition. Five winners, all girls, were chosen from 20 finalists out of about 15,000 entries, according to Premium Times.

Khaira Bala, 15, a pupil at Metro International School in Abuja, has won a 15 million naira university scholarship by winning the UBA Foundation’s 2026 national essay competition. The UBA Foundation is the arm of United Bank for Africa. The result was unveiled on Tuesday at the bank’s headquarters in Lagos.

Four other finalists also receive scholarships: Unwanabasi Udom (10 million naira), Flourish Ndamzi (7.5 million), God’sFavour Udo (5 million) and Uchenna Anyanwu (3.5 million). The five winners, all girls, were chosen from 20 finalists selected from about 15,000 entries for this 16th edition. They will also receive laptops and an educational trip.

The managing director of the UBA Foundation, Bola Attah, said the number of finalists rose from 12 to 20 and the number of scholarships from three to five, because of the increase in the number and quality of entries. The other 15 finalists will receive consolation prizes. The final topic was the link between poverty and child marriage in Nigeria.

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