NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ESSAY CONTEST2016

The Nigerian Stock
Exchange (NSE) 2016
Essay Competition

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.
Topic
What is the biggest obstacle to saving and
investing money and how can The Nigerian
Stock Exchange help?
Organizer
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)
Prizes
1st place
Student
N250, 000 worth of shares, N500, 000
scholarship fund for university education,
Laptop, Certificate of achievement, Headline
Closing Gong ceremony at the NSE
School
Trophy, Three PCs and a printer
2nd place
Student
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
School
Trophy, Two PCs and a printer
3rd place
Student
N150, 000 worth of shares, N300, 000
scholarship fund for university education,
Laptop, Certificate of achievement,
Participationin a Closing Gong Ceremony at the
NSE

School

Trophy, A PC and a printer

(Consolation Prizes: 7 Mini Laptops for 7
National winners)

Guidelines

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 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

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 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

Click here to download the 2016 Essay
Competition form
Deadline:October 14, 2016 PLEASE NOTE.

Send your completed entry form/ essay via
e - mail to essay@nse . com . ng or submit
your essay online at www. facebook . com /
TheNigerianStockExchange .
Inquiries
For further information, please contact us: Call
NSE (0700 2255 673)
essay@nse.com.ng , www.nse.com.ng

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