Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation board summary 2022

Date: February 3, 2022

Attendees: Olaniyan Olushola, Kayode Yusuf, Isaac Olatunde Livingstone Imonitie, Runcie C.M Chidebe, Tosin Ogunwa, Engr. Jide Adenekan, Barrister Fatai Erewunmi, Dr. Elekofehinti Olushola

Agenda Items:

• Approval of previous meeting minutes
• Update about Corporate Affairs Commission disapproval of our registered name change/substitution
• AOB

Actions Taken:

1. In view of the disapproval by the Corporate Affairs Commission (in the report dated 29/12/2021) to approve this Foundation's application (as contained in the Trustees Resolution dated 24th of December 2021) for change of the word Foundation in the name Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation to Initiative or Association, it is hereby accepted that this Foundation will retain its registered name: Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation pursuant to rejection of other suggested names as per the resolution of 24th December 2021.
2. Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation shall however establish Wikimedia Nigeria as the working name that will be officially used for all communications, media releases, website, grant making, et cetera upon recognition as a Wikimedia Chapter by the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. (Affcom)