The Nation/ALOD 2015 Essay Competition for Undergraduates

The Nation, Nigeria, in collaboration with
African Liberty Organisation for Development
(ALOD) and Network for a Free Society
(NFS), is calling for entries into the 2015
essay competition for undergraduate
students.
Topic: Government regulations and controls
are the biggest threat to jobs in Africa today.
Participants must discuss the topic using
contemporary examples.
Eligibility/Qualification: Participant must be
a student in any tertiary institutions
(university, polytechnic, college of education
and technical schools) in all African
countries. The format of the text should be
in Microsoft Word and not more than 1,500
words.
Interested student can visit:
www.networkforafreesociety.org for useful
background materials on the theme of this
contest. Be informed that no participant is
allowed to lift materials directly from works
of any author and claim to be his/her own.
Plagiarism automatically disqualifies any
entry, which contains work of another
author.
If any text or sentence is copied from
another author’s work, it must be shown in
quotation marks and writer must credit the
original author at the bottom of the paper.
On the first page of the completed essay,
participant must write his/her full names,
department, and year of study and name of
institution. Also include your email address
and functional mobile phone number.
All entries should be sent to:
adedayo.thomas@gmail.com
Entries will be received between March 26
and June 26, 2015. Late entries will not be
accepted.Winners will be announced on July
29, 2015.
PRIZES
1st – George Ayittey (Platinum Prize):
$1,000 and scholarship to the 2015 Liberty
Camp in Kenya from August 5-9, 2015 OR
Students and Young Professional African
Liberty Academy (SYPALA) in Ghana from
August 19-23, 2015
2nd – Anthony Fisher (Gold Prize): $700
and scholarship to the 2015 Liberty Camp in
Kenya from August 5-9, 2015 OR Students
and Young Professional African Liberty
Academy (SYPALA) in Ghana from August
19-23, 2015
3rd – Franklin Cudjoe (Silver Prize):$500
and scholarship to the 2015 Liberty Camp in
Kenya from August 5-9, 2015 OR Students
and Young Professional African Liberty
Academy (SYPALA) in Ghana from August
19-23, 2015
4th – The Nation CAMPUSLIFE (Media
Bronze Prize): $300 and scholarship to the
2015 Liberty Camp in Kenya from August
5-9, 2015 OR Students and Young
Professional African Liberty Academy
(SYPALA) in Ghana from August 19-23,
2015
There is also eight consolation prize of $50
each.
Best of luck To You all…