Wikimedia Niger Delta Network

Wikimedia Niger Delta Network is a hub devoted to promoting Wikimedia projects and other projects of Wikimedia Nigeria movement and access to knowledge in Nigeria. It was founded in August 2019 but went on hiatus until its relaunch in July 2022.

Wikimedia Niger Delta Network
Nigeria on the globe
Location	Nigeria
Country code	NGR
Legal status	voluntary and non-profit organization
Founding date	August 28, 2019
Official language(s)	English,
Other language(s)	Ijaw
Affiliations	Wikimedia User Group Nigeria
Twitter	wikinigerdelta
Facebook	wikinigerdelta
Mailing address	wikinigerdelta@gmail.com

Contact

E-mail: wikinigerdelta@gmail.com

Social networks

• Wikimedia Niger Delta Community on facebook (mainly in English)
• on twitter (most twits are in English)

Key persons

Presdient - Iwai-Dialax (talk) 13:10, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Languages

Wikimedia Niger Delta Community works mainly with English- and Ijaw-speaking communities and has workers who can communicate in both languages, as well as other Nigerian languages. Outreach and instructional materials are provided in English with works ongoing to produce materials in Ijaw language.

Projects

Contests

Meta Training Session

On the 8th of July, 2023, the executive members of the network had a training session on how to navigate Meta

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  Wikimedia Niger Delta executives in a training

Wikimedia Niger Delta executives training

s/n	Name	Position	Username
1	Michael Diala	President	Example
2	Ashioma Medi	Training Lead	SuperSwift
3	Ashioma Medi	Training Lead	Example
4	Ashioma Medi	Training Lead	Example
5	Ashioma Medi	Training Lead	Example

Content projects

Images and heritage

• Niger Delta heritage photos
• 
  A statue at Omoku, Rivers State
• 
  Bishop Àjàyí Crowther's boat house
• 
  Chief Thomas Berepelebo Brown
• 
  Old colonial building Bonny
• 
  NPA lighthouse Finima, Bonny Island
• 
  Old construction machine at Bonny LGA Building
• 
  Amadu Dupuyo Finima (Historical site of Finima legends)

Official reports

Members

1. SuperSwift (talk) 11:44, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
2. Iwai-Dialax (talk) 11:21, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
3. Atatcharles (talk) 14:38, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
4. SteadyWins (talk) 22:00, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
5. Umasoyee (talk) 11:35, 16 July 2023

History

• The network's founding process