Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Annual National Essay Competition 2018

Submission Deadline: 5th October 2018

Offered Annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: Nigeria

About Award: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2018 edition of its annual Essay Competition.  The NSE Essay Competition, themed “Building a Sustainable Capital Market”, is one of the Exchange’s financial literacy and inclusion initiatives aimed at building a financially savvy generation. 


Essay Topic: Discuss how technology can promote financial literacy and encourage investment habit among youths

Selection Criteria and Eligibility

• The Competition is open to only students in Senior Secondary Schools
• Entries must be written in English and be the original work of the writer
• Entrants must submit essay on the  entry form and complete all the mandatory fields
• The maximum word-counts are 1000 words
• Entries will be disqualified if they fail to meet these requirements

Type: Contest

Number of Winners: Ten
Prizes

1^st Prize – 

• N250,000 worth of shares
• N500,000 scholarship fund for university education
• Laptop
• Certificate of achievement
• Headline daily NSE (Market close) Closing Gong ceremony

2^nd Prize –

• N200,000 worth of shares
• N400,000 scholarship fund for university education
• Laptop
• Certificate of achievement
• Participate in a Closing Gong ceremony

3^rd Prize

• N150,000 worth of shares
• N300,000 scholarship fund for university education
• Laptop
• Certificate of achievement
• Participate in a Closing Gong ceremony

Consolation Prizes: 7 Mini Laptops for 7 National winners
The schools of the winning students will also get Trophy, PCs and Printers

How to Enter:

• Click here to download the 2018 Essay Competition form  ​​
• Send your completed entry form/essay via e-mail to essay@nse.com.ng

View Contest Webpage for More Details

Important notes:

• Entries must be the original work of the writer.  This does not rule out input or assistance from others
• Entrants are encouraged to be creative in their response to the topic
• Award-winning entrants are expected to show originality, focus on topic and competent use of English as a written language.  This includes correct spelling, a good standard of punctuation and neat presentation