UBA awards 2022 National Essay Competition winners

(GES) said, GES will continue to pledge its support to the UBA essay competition as the importance of essay writing cannot be downplayed in education.

In his remarks, Chris O kulu, Managing Director and Chief Executive O cer of UBA Ghana revealed that, “UBA Foundation believes that the future of Africa lies in its youths. For this reason, the Foundation has spent huge sums of money to actively facilitate educational projects and bridge the literacy gap on a Pan-African scale.”

- cation reforms to transform teaching and learning under the Education Strategic Plan other private sector businesses to emulate the good example of UBA in contributing to its ef-

Mrs Ajuba Amihere Adu-Tutu, Programme O cer for Schools and Instructions Division at the Ghana Education Service nal improvements to the terms of the DDEP, namely: a. An agreement to pay 5% coupon for 2023 and a single coupon rate for each of the 12 new bonds, resulting in an e ective coupon rate of 9%. b. Clarity on the operational framework and terms of access to the Ghana Financial Stability Fund (GFSF). c. The removal or amendment of all clauses in the Exchange Memorandum that empower the Republic to, at its sole discretion, vary the terms of the Exchange. Banks remain crucial because of the key role they play in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. ing and critical thinking skills. The National Essay Competition is one of our stunning initiatives to which we will forever pledge our full commitment.”

Last week, the Ghana Association of Banks asked its members to stay any further engagement in the DDEP until their demands have been met.

At the time, the Association said it was due to the foregoing and numerous uncertainties surrounding the programme.

“The GAB recognizes the progress made and notes that participation of its member banks in the DDE, per the new terms, is subject to each individual bank’s internal governance and approval process but in any case, not later than 30th January 2023”, parts of the joint statement read.

The government has extended the deadline for the registration of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme to 31st January 2023.

Genevieve Budu, winner of the National Essay Competition 2022 with full excitement expressed her gratitude to the entire team at UBA for organising the competition.

The event was attended by management of UBA Ghana, Heads and representatives of participating schools, representatives from Ghana Education Service and Ministry of Education as well as the media.

Adding that, “In Ghana, UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition has grown to be one of the best initiatives that allows every student in Secondary School to exhibit their cognitive skills and potential while developing a positive work ethic with problem-solv-

Prior to the overall top three announcement, the ten nalists were selected from more than 400 entries. The rst topic was on Sports betting while the nal essay was on the topic “Illegal Mining (Galamsey) has become a menace in our country. What pragmatic measures should the government put in place to end the challenge of Galamsey?