Nigerian Stock Exchange Annual Essay Competition 2015

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2015 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.

Nigeria Stock Exchange Essay Competition 2015

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 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

Essay Topic: Explain the importance of financial education and describe how The Nigerian Stock Exchange can help you become financially savvy.

Prizes

Recipient	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Students	N250,000 worth of equity investment N500,000 scholarship fund for university education Laptop Certificate of achievement Headline daily NSE Market Closing Gong event	N200,000 worth of equity investment N400,000 scholarship fund for university education Laptop Certificate of achievement Participation in a Closing Gong event	N200,000 worth of equity investment N400,000 scholarship fund for university education Laptop Certificate of achievement Participation in a Closing Gong event
School	Trophy Three PCs and a printer	Trophy Two PCs and a printer	Trophy Two PCs and a printe

Notes for Guidance

• The competition is open to only Senior Secondary School students.
• Only one entry per person is allowed
• Entrants must submit essay on the entry form and complete all the mandatory field.
• Entries must be type-written in English and not more than 1,000 words
• All entries should be send 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

Application Closing Date
30th October, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click Here to Download Competition Form (Ms Word)

Send your completed entry form/essay via e-mail to: [email protected] or submit your essay online at: www.facebook.com/TheNigerianStockExchange

You can also send your completed entry form/essay through any of our Branches

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