Lafarge Africa PLC National Essay Competition 2020 for Young Nigerians
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Nigeria and the 60th anniversary of Lafarge Africa PLC (LAP) in Nigeria, LAP is organizing a national essay competition. The essay competition which theme is “Building the Nigeria of my dreams”, is in line with LAP’s nation-building initiative, to promote patriotism and corporate citizenship.
Eligibility
The competition is open to:
* pupils of public primary schools who are between the ages of 9 to 13 years for the junior category and
* students of public junior secondary schools who are between the ages of 9 to 13 years for the intermediate category.
The children of Lafarge Africa PLC employees are not allowed to participate.
Application process
* Each participant is required to complete the online forms with the required information on www.learnwithlafarge.com (the “Online Portal”).
* All essays must be written in English, typed, and uploaded to the online portal in accordance with the instructions specified.
* Each participant is allowed to submit only one entry. Any participant who submits multiple entries will be disqualified.
* Participants should retain their own copies of the essays as no entries will be returned. There will be no feedback on any entries, either during or after the competition.
* The length of the essay shall not exceed 500 words (+/- 10%) for the Junior Category and 750 words (+/- 10%) for the Intermediate Category.
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Selection
* The 20 top participants will be selected on 26th January, 2021.
* They will be required to do a video presentation of their respective essays from 2nd February, 2021 to 3rd February, 2021.
* The final winners will be chosen by LAP and announced on 17th February 2021.
* The 20 top selected participants for each category will be required to provide their birth certificate, school accreditation, passport photograph, and first-term result for the 2019/2020 academic session for verification.
Value of Award
* The first, second and third overall winners for each category will receive cash prizes of N1,500,000.00, N1,000,000.00 and N750,000.00 respectively, as well as books, branded school accessories such as school bags, water bottles, flasks and educational tablets, pre-loaded with educational content.
*The top winners for each category will receive a desktop computer system each for their schools with complete accessories.
*Consolation prizes of N200, 000.00 each will be given to the authors of 2 good essays from each category. They will also receive books, branded school accessories such as school bags, water bottles and flasks.
*The cash prizes shall be held in trust for the winners and shall be strictly utilized for their educational needs. The prizes are not transferable and no part or parts of the prizes may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
Application deadline: 31st December, 2020
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