The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 13th 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: Understanding the activities of the Nigerian capital market is important for today’s youth. Discuss
WORTH
Student
- First Place: N300,000 worth of shares, N400,000 scholarship fund for university education, and a tablet
- Second Place: N200,000 worth of shares, N300,000 scholarship fund for university education, and a tablet.
- Third Place: N100,000 worth of shares, N200,000 scholarship fund for university education, and a tablet.
School
First Place: Trophy, three PCs and a printer
Second Place: Trophy, two PCs and a printer
Third Place: Trophy, PC and a printer
?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 competitions entry form and complete all the mandatory ?elds.
- The maximum word-counts are 1000 words
- Entries will be disqu?ali?ed if they fail to meet these requirements
Notes for Guidance
- 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 a topic
- Entries must respond 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
DEADLINE: 14th November, 2014
To apply and for more information visit here
