NCDMB 9th National Essay Competition 2025 is Out [UPDATED]

The NCDMB Annual National Undergraduate Oil & Gas Essay Competition sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is designed to promote the Nigerian Content (NC) initiative and create awareness for Nigerians to build local capacity to participate effectively in Nigerian’s Oil and Gas industry.

2025 ESSAY TOPIC: “Sustaining Local Content Policies in The Transforming Oil And Gas Industry”

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CONTEST RULES

1. This contest is open to 100-200 level students in public and private Universities and Polytechnics in Nigeria.
2. Entrants must submit either a letter of admission or a signed letter of attestation from his/her Head of Department (HOD).
3. All essays must be original works specifically written for the competition.
4. Co-authorship of essay is not permitted.
5. Entrants are to submit only one entry.
6. The competition opens on the 1st of August, 2025 and completed manuscripts and accompanying documents must be submitted to www.ncdmbessay.com on or before 31st August, 2025. Late manuscripts will not be considered. Hard copy submission will not be accepted.
7. Manuscripts must not exceed 1,500 words.
8. Current contact information of each entrant including phone number and email address must accompany the manuscripts.
9. Entrants’ manuscripts shall not appear on the manuscript but on a separate title page to be removed when a number is assigned to the entry.
10. Short-listed entrants will be contacted for the 3rd and final round interactive assessment on or before 15th September, 2025.
11. Prizes will be awarded as follows: N1,000,000 for 1st prize, N700,000 for 2nd prize, N500,000 for 3rd prize.
12. All top 10 national finalists shall each receive a laptop.
13. Essays will be judged based on: Clarity of Expression, Spelling and Grammar, Originality of Thought, Depth of Analysis, Relevance to Industry, and Conformity to Contest Rules.
14. All essays will be subjected to plagiarism check to determine originality.
15. The award/prize giving ceremony comes up 26th September, 2025.
16. The winning essay will be published in the NCDMB’s in-house magazine, Local Content Digest.

Current contact information and each entrant including phone number and email address must accompany the manuscripts.

How to Submit Entry for NCDMB Essay Competition

• Visit https://ncdmbessay.com/register, enter your details and register
• Afterward, login with your email/username and password.
• Then click on the Submit Essay button at the top menu,
• Paste your Essay Content on the form after filling in all the necessary inputs.
• Entrants are to submit only one entry.

CLOSING DATE

Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents must be submitted on or before 31st August, 2025. Late manuscripts will not be considered. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted.

NOTE: Do not include your personal details inside the ESSAY CONTENT ie your email, phone number, address, name, University and state or else it will be disqualified.

Forward all questions/complaints to:

• Address: 478 Melford-Okilo Road, Yenizue-Gene, Yenagoa
• Tel.:  09096961978, 07063472537, 08035443901,
• Email:   [email protected]
• Official Website: www.ncdmbessay.com

The image below shows the essay of the winner of NCDMB 1st Edition Essay Competition. Click on it for a better view and download it for reference. Remember don’t copy the essay. Yours should be unique.

About the Project:

Since 1956 when oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in Oloibiri, an agrarian and fishing community in Bayelsa State, oil has remained the mainstay of the nation’s economy. Decades after, gas production commenced in Nigeria, and has been contributing significantly to the economic growth of the country. Today, the oil and gas industry accounts for about 90% `of the nation’s GDP.

In the capitally intensive and highly skilled oil and gas industry with its numerous opportunities, it is sad to note that Nigerians over the years were not strongly positioned to play significant roles in terms of local content participation.

In 2010 however, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) was established by the Nigerian Government following the signing into law of the Nigerian Content Development Act to increase indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry as well as building local capacity and competencies to boost industry contributions to the growth of Nigeria’s economy.

It is on the basis of the foregoing that the NCDMB Annual Oil & Gas Undergraduate Nigerian Content Essay Competition was conceptualised and developed.

The whole idea is intended to promote academic excellence amongst university and polytechnic students in the Niger Delta as well as stimulate their overall understanding of the operational framework of the Nigerian Content Development initiative and the role of the NCDMB in this regard.

Also, the project is intended to inspire the students into the future as young entrepreneurs of a new generation equipped with the knowledge and capacity to see and participate in the oil and gas industry and the talent to create value from that opportunity.

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