2025 NCDMB Undergraduate Essay Competition For Nigerian Students
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) was established in 2010 through the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, with the mandate to create, monitor, and implement procedures that promote local content in the oil and gas sector. Its foundation dates back to 2001 when former President Olusegun Obasanjo set up the Presidential Committee on Local Content in the industry. The NCDMB Essay Competition is exclusively open to 100–200 level students in Nigeria’s public and private tertiary institutions, including polytechnics and colleges of education.
The NCDMB National Undergraduate Essay Competition 2025 is aimed at promoting Nigeria’s Local Content (NC) initiative and raising awareness on building local capacity to actively participate in the nation’s oil and gas sector. With the topic “Sustaining Local Content Policies in the Transitioning Oil and Gas Industry”, the competition offers a total of ₦2.2 million in cash prizes, laptops, and other awards to students who submit outstanding essays.
Eligibility and Submission Guidelines:
Open exclusively to 100–200 level students in Nigerian public and private tertiary institutions (Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education).
All manuscripts and required documents must be uploaded to www.ncdmbessay.ng on or before the closing date.
Late entries will not be accepted, and hardcopy submissions are not allowed. (Participants must register on the website first).
Entrants must provide either a letter of admission or a signed letter of attestation from their Head of Department (HOD).
All essays must be original, unpublished works written specifically for this competition.
