Does Your Child Know The Difference Between Milk & Creamer? Primary School Pupils have an opportunity to compete and win.

Primary school pupils in Rivers, Enugu, Kaduna, Lagos, Oyo and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been given an opportunity to participate in a new essay competition focused on milk and dairy products.

This maiden edition of the competition is organised under the Choose Milk Campaign, an initiative aimed at improving children's understanding of milk, dairy products and informed food choices.

The competition is open to pupils in Primary 4 to Primary 6, aged 9 to 11 years. It began on September 15, 2026, and entries will close on October 31, 2026.

Participants are required to write a short letter addressed to their school’s headteacher on the topic:

“How Students in My School Can Differentiate Between Milk and Creamers.”

Each entry should include the pupil’s name, gender, age, class, school name and school location.

HOW TO ENTER

Schools, parents or eligible pupils can submit entries through the official competition page:

Application link: https://choosemilk.com.ng/essaycompetition/

The initiative is designed not only as a writing competition but also as an educational campaign to help children understand the difference between milk and creamers and appreciate the nutritional value of milk.

Senior Project Manager of the Danish Dairy Board, Lars Jensen, said children can influence food choices within their homes, making them important participants in efforts to improve consumer knowledge about dairy products.

The competition is part of the wider three-year Choose Milk Campaign, which involves stakeholders including the Danish Dairy Board, the European Union and the Federal Government. The organisers said the competition is expected to expand to additional states as the campaign progresses.

Source: The Guardian