2024 EFCC Essay Competition for Undergraduates and Secondary School Students

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is delighted to announce the call for entries for the second edition of its 2024 essay competition.

Continue reading to find the detailed process of application for 2024 EFCC Essay Competition for Undergraduates and Secondary School Students. Find more information about here.

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Enter the 2024 EFCC Essay Competition for a chance to showcase your writing skills and win exciting prizes!

Topics for 2024 EFCC Essay Competition

  • Tertiary Category: “Using Technology for Social Good: How Digital Skills Can Be Leveraged to Promote Transparency in Governance.”
  • Secondary School Category: “Exploring Alternatives to Cybercrimes for Sustainable Development”

Eligibility Criteria for 2024 EFCC Essay Writing Competition

The following are the requirements for the 2024 EFCC Essay Writing Competition:

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  • Applicant must be Nigerians
  • Applicants must be enrolled in a secondary or tertiary institution in Nigeria
  • Participants in the tertiary category shall be accessed and judged based on originality of about 1, 500 words and their logical presentation of facts in the ways technological skills can be used to address social and environmental issues, such as developing Apps for healthcare or education, analyzing data for social justice causes, or creating digital tools for environmental sustainability
  • Participants in the secondary category shall be assessed and judged based on the originality of about 1,000 words, clarity and aptness of the proffered alternatives to cybercrimes and how young people can channel their energy and creativity into positive online pursuits, such as digital art, music, writing, or entrepreneurship.

Benefits of 2024 EFCC Essay Competition

A. TERTIARY CATEGORY

  • Winner: N800,000 Eight Hundred Thousand Naira
  • First runner up=N500,000 Five Hundred Thousand Naira
  • Second runner up =N300,000 Three Hundred Thousand Naira

B. SECONDARY CATEGORY

  • Winner=N700,000 Seven Hundred Thousand Naira
  • First runner up =N400,000 Four Hundred Thousand Naira
  • Second runner up =N300,000 Three Hundred Thousand Naira

Submission Requirements for 2024 EFCC Essay Competition

Entries submitted for the 2024 EFCC Essay Competition should be;

  • About 1,500 words for tertiary category and 1, 000 for secondary category
  • Double-Spaced
  • Font 14, (Century Gothic)

How to Apply

To apply for the 2024 EFCC Essay Competition, interested and qualified applicants should:

  • Draft, edit, and proofread your essay to meet the requirements stated above
  • All Entries to be sent to: [email protected]
  • Submissions to start from Thursday, August 8, 2024 to Monday, September 9, 2024, Winners shall be invited during the Cybercrime Summit tentatively scheduled for October 2024.
  • Six winners in Nigeria (three each from secondary and tertiary category) shall be invited to Abuja for the presentation of the award.

Note:

  • All Ai-assisted entries would be disqualified.
  •  Children and wards of EFCC personnel are not eligible to participate.

Deadline: September 9, 2024

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