Contest Rules & Guidelines

Complete guidelines for the National Stamp & Unity Day Design Contest 2025

Theme: "Renewed Hope – Path to Inclusive Prosperity"
Contest Overview

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) invites all artists, illustrators, students, and creatives to participate in the inaugural National Stamp & Unity Day Design Contest. The contest will produce a limited-edition series of stamps and postcards celebrating Nigeria's unity, culture, and national progress through the lens of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.

Selected entries will be featured in an official launch on October 1, 2025, with winning designs printed as national postal stamps, exhibited, and auctioned.

Design Objective

Your design must creatively interpret one or more of the 8 Presidential Priorities listed below. The objective is to tell a powerful visual story of Nigeria's path toward inclusive prosperity, national pride, and modern transformation.

Submission Deadline

August 31

2025

Selection Process

Expert Panel

Professional judges review

Launch Event

October 1

2025

The 8 Presidential Priorities - Design Interpretation Guide
Your design must creatively interpret one or more of these priorities. Choose themes that resonate with your artistic vision and tell Nigeria's story of renewed hope.
Priority 1
Reforming the Economy to Deliver Sustained Inclusive Growth

Design Concepts:

  • •Small businesses, traders, artisans, and youth entrepreneurs
  • •Growth charts or economic revival symbols
  • •Cross-regional commerce and digital transactions
Priority 2
Strengthening National Security for Peace and Prosperity

Design Concepts:

  • •Community policing, safe schools, peacekeeping
  • •Border security, local vigilante groups
  • •Visuals of calm, secure towns and villages
Priority 3
Boosting Agriculture to Achieve Food Security

Design Concepts:

  • •Abundant farms, green landscapes, smart irrigation
  • •Farmers proudly displaying harvests
  • •Local produce and sustainable agricultural tools
Priority 4
Unlocking Energy and Natural Resources for Sustainable Development

Design Concepts:

  • •Solar panels, wind turbines, clean cookstoves
  • •Responsible mining, water and forest conservation
  • •Youth in green jobs and energy innovation
Priority 5
Enhancing Infrastructure and Transportation as Enablers of Growth

Design Concepts:

  • •Bridges, trains, highways, and ports
  • •Delivery vehicles, logistics, and broadband cables
  • •Building connections across rural and urban Nigeria
Priority 6
Focusing on Education, Health, and Social Investment

Design Concepts:

  • •Children in digital classrooms, women accessing healthcare
  • •Vaccination drives, food programs, elderly care
  • •Community learning centers or mobile clinics
Priority 7
Accelerating Diversification through Industrialization, Digitization, Creative Arts, Manufacturing, and Innovation

Design Concepts:

  • •Nollywood, animation, tech start-ups, fashion industry
  • •Made-in-Nigeria products and high-tech factories
  • •AI, robotics, and innovation labs
Priority 8
Improving Governance for Effective Service Delivery

Design Concepts:

  • •Citizens accessing services (NIN, passport, taxes)
  • •Transparent public offices, mobile apps for feedback
  • •Data dashboards and digital transformation in government
Design Specifications

📏 Dimensions & Format

Stamp Size

30mm × 40mm (portrait or landscape)

Postcard Size

4" × 6" inches

Resolution

300 DPI minimum

📁 File Requirements

Mandatory Formats

AI, SVG, or EPS (required)

Optional Formats

JPEG, PNG, PDF

Design Explanation

150-word description required

🎨 Recommended Color Palette

Green (#008000)

Growth, Agriculture

Blue (#1E90FF)

Innovation, Youth

Gold (#FFD700)

Prosperity, Optimism

White (#FFFFFF)

Peace, Unity

Submission Requirements

✅ Required

  • Valid NIN Registration
  • Original, unpublished artwork only
  • Submit via official contest portal
  • Artwork title + 150-word design explanation

❌ Not Allowed

  • Previously published or exhibited work
  • Copyrighted material or plagiarism
  • Offensive or inappropriate content
  • More than 2 submissions per person
  • Late submissions after deadline
Selection & Recognition

🏆 Prizes & Recognition

  • Cash Prizes: Winners receive substantial cash rewards
  • National Exposure: Featured in media and official publications
  • Stamp Publication: Winning designs printed as official stamps
  • Exhibition: Featured in national events and auctions

📋 Judging Criteria

Creativity & Originality (30%)

Unique artistic vision and innovation

Theme Interpretation (25%)

How well the design reflects the chosen priority

Technical Excellence (25%)

Quality of execution and craftsmanship

Cultural Relevance (20%)

Connection to Nigerian identity and values

Terms & Conditions

🔒 Intellectual Property Rights

  • • NIPOST retains rights to winning designs for production, promotion, and auction purposes
  • • All other rights remain with the artist unless otherwise agreed
  • • Artists retain credit and attribution for their work
  • • Commercial use rights may be negotiated separately

📝 Submission Guidelines

  • • All submissions must be original work created by the participant
  • • Participants must be able to provide proof of originality if requested
  • • Submissions cannot be withdrawn once the judging process begins
  • • NIPOST reserves the right to disqualify entries that violate guidelines

🏆 Winner Obligations

  • • Winners must be available for media interviews and promotional activities
  • • High-resolution files must be provided for production purposes
  • • Winners may be invited to attend the official launch ceremony
  • • Prize acceptance constitutes permission for promotional use of winner's name and image
Ready to Submit Your Design?
Start creating. Celebrate Nigeria. Design the future.

For questions about the contest, contact us at:

📧 competition@nipost.gov.ng📞 +234-9-461-4000
🎨 Original artwork only📅 Deadline: August 31, 2025🏆 Launch: October 1, 2025📝 Max 2 entries per person