SystemSpecs has announced the winners of its 2026 Children’s Day Essay Competition (CDEC), concluding nearly four months of nationwide participation that engaged thousands of young Nigerians in proposing technology-based solutions to local transportation challenges.
Themed ‘Achieving Safer and More Effective Transportation in Nigeria Through Information Technology,’ this seventh edition challenged participants aged nine to 16 to explore how innovation can improve safety, efficiency and accessibility across Nigeria’s road, rail, air and water transportation systems.
Submissions for the contest opened in February, allowing participants time to research and develop their essays before progressing to a second-stage evaluation designed to assess the originality of entries and understand the ideas behind them.
Group Head of Corporate Services at SystemSpecs, Mrs. Bukola Adeboye, described the processes as crucial to validate authenticity and help judges understand the heart, background and transformative story behind each essay.
She added that participants proposed practical solutions centred on commuter safety, digital monitoring, emergency response systems, traffic coordination and accessibility.
