The 2023 Bishop Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition
By Marie
The entries for the 2023 edition of the Bishop Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for all Secondary School Students in Nigeria are now open and it will run till June 2nd, 2023.
According to a statement by Rev. (Mrs.) Oluwayomi Uteh, Corporate Services Director, the topic for this year’s competition is “Nigerianization of Nigerians: A Look Inward”.
For this year, the star winner goes home with Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) cash price, a trophy, and a plaque while the school gets a desktop computer. The first runner-up gets a cash prize of N250,000.00 with a plaque while the school gets a desktop computer. The second runner-up gets an N100,000.00 cash prize and a plaque while the school gets a desktop computer.
The competition is one of Dr Mike Okonkwo’s Corporate Social Responsibility activities aimed at raising the standard in the educational sector in the country and at the same time sensitizing the students by making them analytically minded to excel in their world by developing their ability to think through issues.
Participants who are interested in the 18th Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for Secondary School Students are required to submit an Essay of a maximum of 2000 words, a Passport Photograph of the Student, Full Name, Address, Contact Telephone Number, Class, School and Name and Telephone contact of the Principal to the church’s site.
For this year, the star winner goes home with Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) cash price, a trophy, and a plaque while the school gets a desktop computer. The first runner-up gets a cash prize of N250,000.00 with a plaque while the school gets a desktop computer. The second runner-up gets an N100,000.00 cash prize and a plaque while the school gets a desktop computer.
Over the years the competition has been very successful in reshaping the thought pattern of the students to develop problem-solving skills.