He bagged the first position, which has the prize of educational grant of N1 million to study in any African university, at the grand finale and prize giving ceremony, held at the UBA headquarters, on Monday.
Ugwuegbulam clinched the prize ahead of 11 other finalists in the competition, in which students from Nigerian secondary schools were invited to write on an an essay, entitled: “As an African president, what would be your plans for the educational sector.”
Twelve finalists had emerged from over 2,800 entries nationwide, while the finalists were invited for another test on the topic: “What is good about Nigeria?” on December 1, at the end of which the best three essays were selected.
Arokoruba Cheetam-West of University of Calabar International Secondary School, Calabar, Cross River State, emerged the first runner-up, while Nwaezuoke Anastasia of Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, Lagos, came third.
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