ESSAY TOPIC:
Explain the importance of financial education and describe how the Nigerian stock exchange can help you become financially savvy.
The Nigerian stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2015 edition of its essay competition. The NSE Essay competition themed “Building a Sustainable Capital Market” is one of the exchange financial literacy and inclusion initiatives aimed at building a financially savvy generation
WORTH
| 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |
| Recipient | · N250,000 worth of shares
· N500,000 scholarship fund for university |
· N200,000 worth of shares
· N400,000 scholarship fund for university Education |
· N150,000 worth of shares
· N300,000 scholarship fund for university Education |
| Student | · Laptop
· Certificate of achievement · Headline daily NSE closing ceremony |
· Laptop
· Certificate of achievement · Participating in a closing ceremony |
· Laptop
· Certificate of achievement · Participating in a closing ceremony |
| School | · Trophy
· Three PCs and a printer |
· Trophy
· Two PCs and a printer |
· Trophy
· A PC and a printer |
ELIGIBILITY
- The competition is open to only students in senior secondary school
- 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
- Maximum word-counts are 1000 words
- Entries will be disqualified if they fail to meet these requirements
Deadline: October 30, 2015
Send your completed entry form/essay via e-mail to essay@nse.com.ng or submit your essay online at www.facebook.com/TheNigerianStockExchange
To download the form and for more information visit here
