{"id":82037,"date":"2026-01-22T20:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=82037"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:11:28","slug":"ten-million-up-for-grabs-as-nec-season-4-calls-for-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2026\/01\/22\/ten-million-up-for-grabs-as-nec-season-4-calls-for-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Million Up for Grabs as NEC Season 4 Calls for Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Oso Abidemi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Essay Competition (NEC) Season 4 has officially opened, offering \u20a610 million in cash prizes to young Nigerians ready to showcase their ideas on strengthening the country\u2019s revenue system.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s participants are tasked with responding to the essay question:<br \/>\n\u201cAnalyze the challenges faced by the Nigerian Revenue Service in the implementation of the new tax laws and propose practical solutions to address them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The competition is open to Nigerians aged 20 to 35, including persons with disabilities, reflecting the organizers\u2019 commitment to inclusivity and equal opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Submissions must be 1,000 to 1,500 words, typed in Times New Roman, size 12, double-spaced, and submitted in PDF format. A strict plagiarism policy applies, with essays exceeding a 20% similarity index automatically disqualified.<\/p>\n<p>Winners will receive \u20a65 million for first place, \u20a63 million for first runner-up, and \u20a62 million for second runner-up, providing entrants a platform to contribute to national discussions on tax reform, public finance, and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>With the theme, \u201cThe pen is ready, the stage is yours,\u201d NEC Season 4 challenges young Nigerians to submit original, well-researched essays and compete for one of the country\u2019s most prestigious intellectual prizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oso Abidemi The National Essay Competition (NEC) Season 4 has officially opened, offering \u20a610 million in cash prizes to young Nigerians ready to showcase their ideas on strengthening the country\u2019s revenue system. This year\u2019s participants are tasked with responding to the essay question: \u201cAnalyze the challenges faced by the Nigerian Revenue Service in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":82038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-82037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82037"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82039,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82037\/revisions\/82039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}