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NCDMB Undergraduate Essay Competition For Nigerian Students (N2.2 million cash prize with Laptops)

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Call For Applications: NCDMB Undergraduate Essay Competition For Nigerian Students (N2.2 million cash prize with Laptops)

NCDMB National Undergraduate Essay Competition sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is designed to promote the Nigerian Content (NC) initiative and create the awareness for Nigerians to build local capacity to participate effectively in Nigerian’s Oil and Gas industry.

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The 2024 Essay Topic is: NIGERIAN CONTENT AND OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICAN LOCAL CONTENT ADVANCEMENT

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) was established in 2010 by the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act. NCDMB is vested with the mandate to make procedures that will guide, monitor, coordinate and implement the provisions of the NOGICD Act signed into law on April 22, 2010.

The foundation for NCDMB was laid in 2001 when former President Olusegun Obasanjo inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Local Content in the Oil and Gas Industry.

 Requirements:

To be considered for the competitions, you must meet the following conditions:

  • This contest is open only to 100-200 level students in public and private Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria – Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.
  • The competition opens on the 16th of September 2024. Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents must be submitted to www.ncdmbessay.ng on or before 14th October, 2024.
  • Late manuscripts will not be considered. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted. (REGISTER ON WEBSITE FIRST).
  • Entrants must submit either a letter of admission or a signed letter of attestation from his/her Head of Department (HOD) . VIEW AND DOWNLOAD
  • All essays must be original works specifically written for the competition.

Reward

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

  • N1,000,000 for 1st place,
  • N700,000 for 2nd place,
  • N500,000 for 3rd and
  • All top 10 national finalists shall each receive a laptop
  • The winning essay will be published in the NCDMB’s in-house magazine, Local Content Digest.

Interested and qualified participants should apply using the link below;

Essays will be judged based on: Clarity of Expression, Spelling and Grammar, Originality of thought, Depth of Analysis, Relevance to Industry, and Conformity to Contest Rules.

  • All essays will be subjected to a plagiarism check (software application) to determine originality.
  • The award/prize-giving ceremony comes up 14th  November 2024

Deadline: October 31, 2024

Click HERE to Apply

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