NCC invites entries for national essay competition on 5G Technology

By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja –

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has invited entries for its 2021 National Essay Competition for undergraduates.

According to the invitation published on the Commission’s website, this year’s edition, the third in the series, has the topic, “5G Technology: Opportunities and Challenges.”

The 3rd NCC National Essay Competition will focus on Fifth Generation (5G) technology with the following objectives: Increase awareness on 5G Technology; Engage and enhance research; Encourage academic competition & excellence and; Build capacity of undergraduates in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

 The invitation specifies that all undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions (Private & Public) are eligible to compete in the national essay competition, while and that all participants are expected to register their personal details in the form provided for download on the NCC website, signed by their deans as genuine Nigerian Undergraduates.

It added that all Essays will be subjected to plagiarism checks, while winners will be invited by the Committee members to defend their essays by way of presentation. 

 Candidates that cannot successfully defend their submissions will be disqualified, the Commission warned

 On assessment criteria, the invitation indicated that all entries will be assessed based on the following:

  • Essay should contain a maximum of 1,000 words and a minimum of 500 words on the topic.
  • Essay must have an abstract, introduction, main body and conclusion.
  • Essay must be referenced.
  • Essay will go through a rigorous selection process and scrutinised based on content, grammar and structure.
  • All essays must be submitted to the NCC in PDF format with all necessary attachments.

 The 1st prize is going to be a Laptop, Printer and Cash Prize of N500,000 while the 2nd prize will be cash prize of N300,000 and the 3rd prize is a N200,000 cash.

 The invitation further states that the deadline for submission of all entries isFriday, July 30, 2021, while winning essays will be announced on Monday, September 13, 2021.

According to the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, entries  are to be sent to the following email: aogbadu@ncc.gov.ngand Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/Nigerian.communications.commission.

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