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.
Topic

Understanding the activities of the Nigerian capital market is important for today’s youth. Discuss

Prizes:

First Position:
*N300,000 worth of shares
*N400,000 scholarship fund for university education
* Tablet

Second position:
*N200,000 worth of shares
*N300,000 scholarship fund for university education
* Tablet

Third position:
*N100,000 worth of shares
*N200,000 scholarship fund for university education
* Tablet

Consolation Prizes for 7 National Winners: Certificate of Accomplishment and Mini Laptop

​Rules

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 fields.
The maximum word-counts are 1000 words
Entries will be disqu​alified 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


How to Enter

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