THUR, NOVEMBER 15 2018-theG&BJournal- Currently in its 18th year, the NSE Essay Competition is a financial literacy initiative aimed at bridging the gap between classroom learning and practical knowledge required for long-term personal financial planning.
The topic for this year’s edition, “Discuss how technology can promote financial literacy and encourage investment habit among youths,” aims to bring the subject of technology to the fore and get young people thinking about how to adopt technology as a veritable tool for building a financially savvy generation.
At the 2018 Awards Ceremony, prizes will be awarded to the top three winners and seven runners-up that will emerge from the over 20,000 essays received from various schools across the country, for their achievements.
The Event is Scheduled for tomorrow November 16, 2018 at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. From 9.00am
Meanwhile, The NSE Tuesday, commissioned the Media Lounge at its headquarters in Marina, Lagos. The Lounge will serve as a meeting and bonding facility for journalists that cover the activities of the Exchange.
At the commissioning were media personalities such as Mr. Qasim Olalere Akinreti, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos Chapter; Mrs. Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma, Vice Chairman, Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN); Mr. Nornah Awoh, Financial Capital Market Vectra and other members of CAMCAN.
The Exchange takes pride in being a media friendly bourse, extolling the supreme journalistic value of transparency. Consistently, NSE provides the media with a comprehensive market report at no charge, enabling journalists to provide the investing public with accurate market information on the various asset classes traded on the bourse daily. The NSE has over the years granted journalists access to its library equipped with computers with high speed internet, allowing journalists to conduct their research and file their reports from the Exchange. On a yearly basis, NSE supports the annual retreat of CAMCAN while also upscaling the skills of this media group, by engaging them in capacity building programmes organised by the Exchange.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Cyril Eigbobo, Chief Financial Officer, NSE, representing Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, Chief Executive Officer, NSE said, “Today’s commissioning of a new media lounge affirms our commitment to improve stakeholder experience and demonstrates our appreciation of the media in supporting the Exchange. Investors all over the world rely on the media for timely reportage of events to guide some of their decisions. It is our belief that if we continue to empower the fourth estate of the realm, we shall continue to see a free flow of information that will enhance investors knowledge and decision making, thereby improving their participation in our market”.
Dr. Qasim Akinreti, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ), Lagos Chapter, in his remarks said that, “today’s event presents a unique opportunity for us to witness The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s drive for financial reporting excellence. The opening of the lounge has added value to the lives of Journalists to unwind while working towards the sustainable growth of the Nigerian economy”.
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