President Weah, US Senator Coons, Elumelu, Other Global Leaders At The 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations Urge Government, Private Sector Collaboration.
United Bank for Africa (UBA) celebrated Africa Day 2020, by bringing together global leaders at the 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations, screened live across the continent. UBA helps set the debate around African economic development through its series of “Africa Conversations”. This year, the focus was on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Covid-19 pandemic. Leaders emphasised the need for meaningful collaboration between governments and the private sector, as a requirement for the quick recovery of the economy of the African continent post Covid-19. The panel included the President of Liberia, H.E George Weah; United States Senator Chris Coons; the President & Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export–Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK), Professor Benedict Okey Oramah; President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer; and was moderated by the Group Chairman, UBA Plc, Tony O. Elumelu
Presecans top 2020 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition; Winner bags $5,000 Grant for Tertiary Education Two students from the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC,
Students win 10,000 dollars worth of scholarship from the 2020 UBA foundation national essay competition Hafeez Othman Taqi and Jesse Nicky Kamara of Sierra Leone
Winners Emerge in UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition Congratulations to Eshiet Abasiekeme of Bright Stars Model Secondary School, Uyo for coming in 1st place in
UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition 2020 brings out the finest young creative writers in a challenging year 10 out of 12 are girls Lagos, November