The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has announced a date for its third National Essay Competition prize giving ceremony for the year 2021.
The NCC is the Independent Regulatory Authority for the telecoms industry in Nigeria.
The Commission had in June,called for entries into the 2021 National Essay Competition for undergraduates in both private and public institutions of learning.
The 3rd edition of the essay competition focused on Fifth Generation (5G) technology with the objectives of:
Increase awareness on 5G Technology.
Engage and enhance research.
Encourage academic competition & excellence.
Build capacity of undergraduates in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
The Commission had slated prizes as;
1ST PRIZE – Laptop, Printer and Cash Prize of N500,000
2ND PRIZE – Cash Prize of N300,000
3RD PRIZE – Cash Prize of N200,000.
As the competition has ended, the prize giving ceremony will hold on November 23, 2021 by 10am at Conference hall, NCC head office Maitama in Abuja.
