14/08/2026
National Laureate Committee: Step-by-Step Guide to Submitting Dissertation and Thesis Entries for the 2026 ₦365 Million National Prize
Step 1: Log in to the **National Laureate Committee (NLC) Portal**.
Important: This assumes that your institution has constituted its Institution Laureate Selection Committee and directed its **NERD Focal Officer (NFO)** to enrol and formally designate the appointed members on NERD. Committee members require this designation to access the Laureate Portal using their existing NERD credentials:
https://nationallaureate.ng/login.php
Step 2: On the Laureate Dashboard, click Manage Institution Entries from the top-right menu.
Step 3: The next page will display the dissertations, projects and theses submitted within your institution, grouped under the relevant academic levels: Undergraduate, Master’s and Doctoral, or their recognised equivalents in polytechnics, monotechnics, colleges of education and other accredited tertiary institutions.
Step 4: Use the filters at the top of the page to search for a specific dissertation, project or thesis.
Step 5: Once you locate the work your Committee intends to enter into the competition, click View to review the submission details carefully and confirm that all information is correct.
Step 6: On the View page, click View Submission Evidence to confirm that all required departmental and institutional attestations have been properly supplied.
Step 7: Click Open Authoritative Student File to view the exact PDF of the dissertation, project or thesis as originally submitted.
Step 8: If everything is in order, click Back to Previous Page or Back to Dashboard to return to the relevant work selected by your Committee for entry into the competition.
Step 9: Tick the oath checkbox and read the declaration carefully before proceeding. By ticking the box, the Committee is making the prescribed institutional declaration in respect of the entry.
Step 10: Click Submit Entry.
That completes the submission process for that entry. Your Committee may then proceed to review and submit other eligible works selected by your institution.
Each institution may submit up to 18 entries: up to six Undergraduate dissertations, six Master’s theses, and six Doctoral theses, or their recognised equivalents, drawn from the six approved thematic areas.
All Committee members are strongly encouraged to read the NLC-approved Guideline and Operational Manual before completing their institutional submissions:
https://nationallaureate.ng/laureate_committee_user_guide.php
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