NCDMB Annual National Undergraduate Essay competition kicks off Monday

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By Eunice Nnachi, Yenagoa

The Sixth edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) Annual National Undergraduate Essay competition, officially commence nationwide today

A statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa, Mr. Eyinimi Omorozi, Chief Executive Officer of Mahogany 21st Century

Concepts Limited, consultants to the NCDMB on the academic exercise, noted that, the Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition, has the theme

focused on “Nigerian and the drive for global transformation to clean energy.”

According to Omorozi, “the 2022 edition series of the prestigious NCDMB flagship event is designed to promote

academic excellence for Nigerian young undergraduates in Nigerian tertiary

institutions and the Nigerian Content Policy to encourage the youths to build

local capacities and competencies to prepare for effective participation in

Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry.

” The 2022 edition will come to a close on the 7 of September witn an

award/prize giving ceremony in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The star prize is

N1,000,000.00 for the best essay and all top ten finalists will win cash prizes

and a laptop each.

“The NCDMB Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition is open to

only first and second year students in public and privately owned tertiary

institutions in Nigeria. Eligible students are advised to log on to the program

website www.ncdmbessay.com to enter for the academic exercise

beginning from the commencement date.”

Recall that, a second -year student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Enomfon Akpan emerged winner of the 5th edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Annual National Undergraduate Essay competition, with the star prize of One Million Naira (N1,000,000) and laptop at the award ceremony held in Yenagoa