NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE 2016 ESSAY COMPETITION FOR NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Nigerian Stock Exchange Essay competition 2016

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2016 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
What is the biggest obstacle to saving and investing money and how can The Nigerian Stock Exchange help?
ELIGIBILITY:

    The competition is only open to students in 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

Prizes:
  Recipient 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Student

         
1st Place
         
*N250,000 worth of shares

*N500,000 scholarship fund for university education

* Laptop

* Certificate of achievement

* Headline Closing Gong ceremony at the NSE

2nd Place

*N200,000 worth of shares

*N400,000 scholarship fund for university education

* Laptop

* Certificate of achievement

* Participation in a Closing Gong Ceremony at the NSE

3rd Place

*N150,000 worth of shares

*N300,000 scholarship fund for university education

*Laptop

* Certificate of achievement

* Participation  in a Closing Gong Ceremony at the NSE
School *Trophy

* Three PCs and a printer
*Trophy

* Two PCs and a printer
*Trophy

* A PC and a printer

Consolation Prizes: 7 Mini Laptops for 7 National winners
How to Enter:​​

Click here to Download th​e 2016 Essay Comp​etition form ​​
Send your completed entry form/essay via e-mail to essay@nse.com.ng or submit your essay online at www.facebook.com/TheNigerianStockExchange.

 


 DEADLINE: 14 OCTOBER, 2016
Visit the official website of NSE essay competition for more information