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Nigerian student Farinmade emerges winner of 2023 WIPO Essay Competition

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3 years ago

November 4, 2023

A graduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Adedoyin Farinmade, has emerged as overall winner of the 2023 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria National Essay Competition.

The Director, WIPO Nigeria Office, Mr Tobi Moody, disclosed this on Wednesday when he led the competition’s finalists on a study tour of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) office in Abuja.

According to Moody, WIPO Nigeria Office usually holds the essay competition to engage students in tertiary institutions on the subject of Intellectual Property (IP).

“What we try to do is to give them a topic that is centred on the theme of the World IP Day.

“For this year, the students have written essay on Gender Inclusivity as a Means of Driving Equation and Creativity in Nigeria.

“I’m pleased to tell you that all the students represented here have stood out exceptionally in terms of ideas and on the basis of that they have been invited for study tour in Abuja.

“We have decided to do a study tour to give students opportunity to meet relevant stakeholders and institutions that are related to intellectual property in Nigeria.

“That is why we have come on a tour to the Nigerian Copyright Commission,” he said.

The WIPO director thanked the Commission for extending the hands of fellowship to the winners of the 2023 WIPO Nigeria National Essay Competition.

In his remarks, the Director-General of NCC, Dr John Asein, commended the finalists for recording the feat.

Asein who was represented by Mr Mike Akpan, the Director, Regulatory and Compliance, said that the commission developed the initiative titled “We Win IP’’.

According to him, this means that women empowering women in IP.

He said that members of the commission had thought that a woman would emerge overall winner for the 2023 edition,, Farinmade, said that he participated in the competition to share his knowledge and give recommendations on gender inclusivity on IP space.

“I took out time to research about the issues that women face in the IP space and issues that women have, using and engaging in the IP system.

“And I was able to come up with solutions that would help women to interact with IP system.

“In other countries, women have engaged in the IP system and in one way or the other, this will add value to their economy.

“I feel that in Nigeria too, if we have more women participating and engaging in the IP space, it is going to be a way forward to grow our economy,” the Farinmade said.

According to him, this competition simply encourages more women to become creators, inventors and also encourages women to go into IP space because IP is a vehicle for economic growth.

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The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”