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Gen Z’s Blueprint for a Better Nigeria: Towards a Safer Nigeria and the Fight Against Insecurity
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The Foundation continues its inspiring national essay competition, “From Hashtags to Action: Gen Z’s Blueprint for a Better Nigeria.” For 2025, the theme “Towards a Safer Nigeria and the Fight Against Insecurity” challenges young Nigerians to transform their ideas into practical solutions that can help rebuild peace and enhance national security.
Our goal is to nurture a generation of young Nigerians who demonstrate independent thought, critical analysis, and a passion for meaningful change. This competition challenges students not only to highlight the key issues driving insecurity, but also to offer creative strategies that can strengthen Nigeria’s future and contribute to a safer society for all.Apply
Theme for 2025
Towards a Safer Nigeria and the Fight Against Insecurity.
Participants will explore Nigeria’s growing security challenges and propose practical, youth-driven solutions for building a safer and more stable nation. Essays may examine the roots of insecurity and highlight innovative approaches such as community engagement, technology-driven safety initiatives, policy reforms, peacebuilding efforts, and strategies that empower young people to play an active role in restoring national security.
Eligibility
Open to all Nigerian students currently enrolled in government owned universities and polytechnics at Undergraduate level across different faculties and departments. Essays can be submitted by students at any level.
Prize to be won
Full Undergraduate Tuition Scholarship till completion
Requirements for submission
- Essays should be composed in English.
- Word limit: 1500 words.
- Submission deadline: December 26th 2025.
Rules and guidelines
- The submission of essays is open to individuals currently enrolled in a Public Nigerian University or Polytechnic.
- Essays limited to 1500 words, must be typewritten with the author's name, email address, phone number, author's university's name, and essay title at the top of the first page.
- All essays must be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing. The body of the essay should be fully justified.
- The word count limit does not include the author's name, email address, phone number, author's university's name, and essay title.
- Submissions must be original and unpublished.
- Entries incorporating plagiarised content or generated by generative AI (such as ChatGPT) will be disqualified.
- Each essay submission must be the work of a single author, and co-authored submissions will not be accepted.
- By submitting an essay, the author grants the organiser permission to publish in any medium while retaining ownership of the essay.