A 200-level Physiotherapy student of the University of Ilorin, Fabunmi Wisdom David, has won the 10th edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition.
Fabunmi beat over 3,000 contestants to emerge winner of the competition held on Thursday at the Nigerian Content Tower Conference Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
He went home with N1m cash prize and a laptop.
Enogieru Joy Oghogho, a 100-level Doctor of Optometry student of the University of Benin, came second and got N700,000, while Ahmadu Kodan Yusuf, a 100-level Law student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, came third with N500,000.
The competition, themed ‘Promoting Manufacturing for Sustainable Local Content Development’, is aimed at promoting youth capacity development and local content consciousness.
The General Manager, Corporate Communications, Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, who represented the Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Ogbe, said in his keynote address that sustaining the competition for a decade shows NCDMB’s commitment to education and capacity building.
Ezeobi said the initiative encourages undergraduates to develop innovative, research-driven solutions to challenges facing local manufacturing.
The Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, NCDMB, Esueme Dan Kikile, Esq., in his goodwill message, commended the Board for sustaining the initiative and called for stronger collaboration between academia and industry.
The Manager, Government Relations, NCDMB, Mr. Teddy Bai, in his vote of thanks, congratulated the finalists and urged them to be ambassadors of Nigerian Content.
Aside from the top three winners, other top-five finalists also received laptops, while the top 10 finalists got N100,000 each
