WIPO Nigeria Office welcomes Winners of 2024 WIPO National Essay Competition to Abuja on IP Study Tour

 

From October 21-24, 2024, the winner and 19 finalists of the WIPO National Intellectual Property (IP) Essay Competition 2024 will visit Abuja on an IP Study Tour organized in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
The tour, which forms a part of the prize package for the winners is aimed at creating an opportunity for the winners of the essay competition to learn more about the theme of the competition, “IP and Sustainable Agriculture” through a direct engagement with the institutions behind these areas in Nigeria.
As part of their experiential learning tour, the winners will participate in IP course lectures, as well as mentorship and entrepreneurial sessions.  Furthermore, they will be hosted to interactive learning sessions by the Director-General and management of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), the Registrars and management of the Trademark Registry and the Patents and Designs Registry, the Director-General and management of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) as well as the Honorable Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi