LAFARGE Africa’s National Essay Competition is currently on to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Nigeria and the 60th anniversary of LAP in Nigeria, LAP is organizing a national essay competition.
The theme for the essay competition is “Building the Nigeria of my dreams”, which is in line with LAP’s nation-building initiative, to promote patriotism and corporate citizenship.
The competition is broken down into two categories:
- The Junior Category – The length of the essay shall not exceed 500 words (+/- 10%) for the Junior Category and 750 words (+/- 10%) for the Intermediate Category
- The Intermediate Category – The length of the essay shall not exceed 750 words (+/- 10%) for the Intermediate Category.
Prizes
First Prize:
- N1,500,000.00, as well as books, branded school accessories such as school bags, water bottles, flasks and educational tablets, pre-loaded with educational content.
Second Prize:
- N1,000,000.00, as well as books, branded school accessories such as school bags, water bottles, flasks and educational tablets, pre-loaded with educational content.
Third Prize:
- N750,000.00, as well as books, branded school accessories such as school bags, water bottles, flasks and educational tablets, pre-loaded with educational content.
Others:
- 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 top winners for each category will also receive a desktop computer system each for their schools with complete accessories.
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 of the competition, and
- Students of Public Junior Secondary Schools who are between the ages of 9 to 13 years for the Intermediate Category of the competition.
Note: The children of LAP employees are not be allowed to participate.
Interested candidates who meet the criteria listed above should apply.
NOTE:
- Late entries will not be accepted.
- 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
