Favour Iruoma Emerges Winner Of Seventh Annual NCDMB Essay Competition.

  

     

                                         

Lazarus Favour Iruoma a 200 level  undergraduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University reading law has emerged the winner of this year's edition of NCDMB annual Essay Competition carting away One million Naira and a brand new laptop.

Favour Iruoma an eighteen years old lady From Imo State with others nine others wrote on the topic, Nigerian Content and Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic with her  Essay emerging  the best.

 Her Essay was chosen  as the best by a team of highly educated penalists who perused through the entire write ups before making the selection.

Also Lucy Agbalu  seventeen years  old lady and a 100 level student of Micro Biology University of Calabar emerged as the second runner up with the sum of seven hundred thousand naira with a brand new laptop.

Akinduyite Samuel an eighteen years old man of Law second year   student of Elizade University took third position earning five hundred the naira and a laptop while the remaining seven got brand new laptops each.

Speaking the winner of the competition Favour Iruoma said that  the award will definitely open another new level in her academic endeavour adding that  with this more opportunities are opened for her.

  Speaking earlier, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content And Development And Monitoring  Board (NCDMB)  Simbi Wabote has said that the board is using the  annual Undergraduates Essay Competition  to inculcate Local Content consciousness among students of  Nigerian higher institutions

The board said with that Easy Competition, champions of Local Content  are being created among  the young men and women in the higher institutions of learning.

Speaking on Wednesday in Yenagoa during  the award/ prize giving ceremony of the 7th edition, the executive secretary represented by Esueme Dan Kikile the manager corporate communications of the Board, he stated that  the  event has become a signature activity on the Board’s calendar adding  that is a testament to the wonderful work done by the Corporate Communication Department and the consultant of the competition, Mahogany Century Concepts Limited.

The NCDMB he said  sustained the sponsorship of the contest for 7 years because of the huge importance it attach to education and the intellectual development of young members of  the society.

 He said "Our sponsorship of this competition is in line with our mandate which is capacity-building and local content development. We are using this competition to inculcate Local Content consciousness among students of our higher institutions, thereby creating champions of Local Content among our young men and women in the higher institutions of learning.

"Another important reason we sponsor the essay contest is the need to challenge the students to sharpen their writing competencies, which is an important skill needed for any career path of one’s choice.  

 "We will continue to spread the Local Content campaign among our youth communities in schools and other avenues of learning. That will ensure that the Local Content Policy is sustained and deepened in all facets of the economy in decades to come, so it will continue to contribute towards economic development, and job creation while guaranteeing national security. 

"We also use this competition to engage our youths in productive activities and to keep them away from delinquencies and distractions, which are rampant in our society today.

"This is the hallmark of the NCDMB. We have built a strong and reputable brand and every project we get involved in must be excellent, professional and world-class.

 The E S said that he was proud of the transparent process deployed in selecting the winners thanking  the renowned professors who dedicated their time and intellect to the competition. 

Also the the executive officer of Mahogany 21st Century Concepts Limited, the organizers of the event, Eyinimi Omorozi  thanked NCDMB for sustaining the annual event for seven years now.

He said that  NCDMB has sustained this event for seven years infact it is now one of their flagship event. I want to thank NCDMB for that.