Apply Now: Chief of Army Staff Literary Competitions 2025 (Second Edition)

Nigerian Army Launches 2nd Annual Literary Competition.

The Nigerian Army has announced its 2nd edition Chief of Army Staff Literary Competitions for 2025, themed “The Nigerian Army: Securing the People and Promoting Development.”

Open to Nigerian children and youths aged 5-24, the competition comprises essay, art, and poetry categories.

Here’s the Application age limits breakdown for Nigerian Children/Youths in Primary in Primary Schools (Age 5-11 years), Secondary Schools (Age 12-17) and Tertiary Institutions (Age 18-24 years)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

There are three key areas to compete for; Coas Essay Competition, Coast Art Competition & Coast Poetry Competition.

(COAS ESSAY COMPETITION)

• 1. TOPICS TO BE COINED FROM THE THEME
• 2. LENGTH OF THE ESSAY FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2000 WORDS WHILE THOSE FOR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE BETWEEN 3000-5000 WORDS
• 3. ESSAY SHOULD BE THE ORIGINAL THOUGHTS OF THE WRITER
• 4. COMPLETED ESSAY MUST BE UPLOADED TO dcma.army.mil.ng NOT LATER THAN 31 MARCH 2025

(COAS ART COMPETITION)

• 1. ART WORK MUST HAVE BEARING WITH THE THEME
• 2. ALL ART WORKS ARE LIMITED TO ONLY PAINTING AND DRAWING
• 3. THE ART WORK SHOULD BE SUBMITTED WITH A SHORT CAPTION
• 4. THE ART WORK SHOULD BE ORIGINAL AND NOT TO HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED
• 5. ENTRIES ARE TO BE SNAPPED /SCANNED AND UPLOADED TO dcma.army.mil.ng NOT LATER THAN 31 MARCH 2025

COAS POETRY COMPETITION

• 1. ALL POEMS SHOULD BE ORIGINAL
• 2. POEMS CAN BELONG TO ANY GENRE BUT MUST BE RELATED TO THE THEME OF THE COMPETITION
• 3. POEMS TO CONTAIN A MAXIMUM OF 200 WORDS AND MUST BE UPLOADED ON dcma.army.mil.ng NOT LATER THAN 31 MARCH 2025
• 4. ALL POEMS MUST BE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PRIZES TO BE WON

PRIMARY SCHOOLS SCHOOLS (AGE 5-11 YEARS)

• 1st Position: ₦250,000
• 2nd Position: ₦100,000
• 3rd Position: ₦50,000

SECONDARY SCHOOLS (AGE 12-17 YEARS

• 1st Position: ₦600,000
• 2nd Position: ₦250,000
• 3rd Position: ₦100,000

TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS (AGE 18-24 YEARS)

• 1st Position: ₦1,000,000
• 2nd Position: ₦500,000
• 3rd Position: ₦200,000

For detailed information, visit (dcma.army.mil.ng)

ENTRY OPENS 1 OCTOBER 2024 AND CLOSES 31 MARCH 2025.