From Rhoda Godwin, Yenagoa
The sixth edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) Annual National Undergraduate Essay competition, is slated to officially commence nationwide on 18th July 2022.
In a statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa, Mr. Eyinimi Omorozi, CEO 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
