Call For Entries: 2023 PositiveNaija Essay Competition

Recently updated on September 15th, 2023 at 06:55 pm

2023 POSITIVENAIJA ESSAY COMPETITION

The 2023 PositiveNaija Essay Competition aims to promote: positive and impactful political interactions, engagements, education; responsive political leadership; Nigerian patriotism; impactful scholarship as well as serve as a platform for excellence.

Title of Essay:

Nigerian Politics Is Not A Game!

Objective:

Inform the world on how the national politics and politicking in Nigeria genuinely benefits the Nigerian people today based on the values of integrity, justice/equity, peace, unity and progress rather than being a game of entertainment, falsehood and conquest.

2023 PositiveNaija Essay Competition - Nigerian Politics Is Not A Game

Eligibility:

Essay submissions are free – at no cost to the participants
Open to all persons of any nationality
Participants and winners of the previous PositiveNaija initiatives can still participate
PositiveNaija Team and the Advisory Judges are not eligible [excluding the Volunteers – who have no involvement in the organisation of the Event]

Essay format:

Maximum of 1,500 words (excluding references).
At the beginning or end of the essay, state only your full names, nationality, email and telephone number(s).
Must be submitted in both MS Word & Portable Document format (PDF).

Essay expectations:

One (1) essay submission per person.
Must be original, no plagiarism and not previously published.
The competition language and the language of entries is English.
Truth, logical consistency, facts with reliable references, narrative structure/organisation, creativity/initiative.
Once an essay is submitted, it is considered a final submission and may not be modified, edited, or replaced.

Reward [cash prizes]:

1^st prize: ₦70,000
2^nd prize: ₦50,000
3^rd prize: ₦30,000

Reward [certificates]: Top 10

Reward [publication]: Top 10 essays are published on the PositiveNaija website.

Timelines:

Submission dates by participants: July 1 – 7, 2023.
PositiveNaija review and submit Top 10 best entries to Advisory Judges: July 10 – August 9, 2023.
Blind review by Advisory Judges who shall [individually] assess, grade and rank the entries: August 10 – 30, 2023.
Decision on Top 10 entries by Advisory Judges are published (without ranking) on the Competition Page: 1st September 2023.

*Decisions by the Judges are final and are not subject to legal appeal

Profiles of the Top 10 participants are requested and Top 4th – 10th are published: September 1 – 4, 2023
The audience will then determine the final ranking for Positions 4th – 10th with an open and public online vote – multiple votes are allowed: September 5 – 11, 2023.
PositiveNaija collates; prepares and issue certificates: September 12 – 18, 2023.
The audience will then determine the final ranking and winner (Top 3) with an open and public online vote – multiple votes are allowed: September 19 – 25, 2023.
PositiveNaija collates and prepares certificates: September 26 – 30, 2023.
Wole Joshua & Co. audits entire competition process: July – September 30, 2023.
Overall winner (and essay)/results are declared/published on 1^st October 2023.
Payments made and certificate issued to winners on 1^st October 2023.