The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, hereby announces winners of its 2nd
EFCC Essay Competition, following a call for entries in August 2024.
The
competition, aimed at promoting critical thinking and innovative solutions to
cybercrimes, saw over 1,000 submissions from young Nigerians across the
country.
The
competition featured two categories: Using Technology for Social Good:
How Digital Skills can Be Leveraged to Promote Transparency in Government as
the thematic focus for the Tertiary Category, while the Secondary Category
had Exploring Alternatives to Cybercrimes for Sustainable Development as
its topic.
Following
a careful review of all entries by a distinguished panel of judges selected
from the academia, media, and civil society organizations, Pearl Okereke took
the first position in the Secondary Category. Covenant Adesegun and Emmanuel
Victor emerged the first and second runners-up respectively.
In
the Tertiary Category, Adeshola Adejumo came first, while Favour Momoh came
second, and Godwin Ajala finished third.
The
winners will be honoured at the upcoming National Cybercrime Summit 2024,
scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the
Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The event will include an award
presentation ceremony spotlighting the outstanding essays that
highlighted innovative approaches to leveraging technology for transparency and
combatting cybercrimes through sustainable development strategies.
The
competition, the second in the series, underscores the EFCC’s commitment to
engaging youths in the fight against cybercrimes while encouraging responsible
uses of digital skills for social good.
The
EFCC remains dedicated to mobilizing all its stakeholders, including youths,
towards collaborative engagement in its ongoing fight against economic and
financial crimes and other acts of corruption.
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