Wikimedia User Group Nigeria

Wikimedia UG Nigeria

Pushing for Open Knowledge

Wikimedia User Group Nigeria

Nigeria
Location	Nigeria
Country code	NG
Approval date	28 September 2015
Official language(s)	Hausa,Igbo,Yoruba,English
Other language(s)	Birom Edo Efik Fulfulde Gbagyi Hyam Ibibio Idoma Igala Igbira Ijaw Ikwerre Itsekiri Jju Jukun Kanuri Atyap Margi Nupe Tiv Urhobo-Isoko
Website	Wikimedia.org.ng

Wikidemocracy Lagos Nigeria May 29, 2017 Group Photo

The Wikimedia User Group Nigeria, also known as Wikimedia UG Nigeria or WUGN, is a Wikimedia user group for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is an official affiliate of Wikimedia Foundation, which was formed in September 2015, and it serves the Wikimedians in Nigeria. This user group seeks to promote the use of Wikimedia projects by residents of Nigeria, and to also help in creating awareness on how the everyday Nigerian can contribute to the pool of Knowledge, which is Wikimedia; most especially in the translation efforts into the major local languages.

We aim to achieve this by hosting several projects and events such as: edit-a-thons, GLAMs, Wikipedia Education programs and other projects, which aim to promote Wikimedia projects in Nigeria.

ObjectivesEdit

To promote the use of Wikimedia projects by people in Nigeria
To help people in Nigeria learn how to contribute to Wikimedia projects
To organize in-person gatherings of Wikimedians in Nigeria

Proposed ActivitiesEdit

Organizing Edit-a-thons for Wikipedia, Wikisource, and Wikidata in Nigeria
Promote editing of Nigeria-related content on Wikimedia projects
Training around Nigeria on how to edit Wikimedia projects
Wiki Loves Africa
Wikipedia Education Program
GLAMs
Wikipedia Zero
Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors
Open Street Maps Editing
Wikipedia Offline (Kiwix)
Wikimedia In Residence (WIR)

HistoryEdit

The User group was conceptualized in 2014 by Olaniyan Olushola and Kayode Yussuf through Wikimedia Usergroup Nigeria/Adopt a school series and on June 2015, the idea of establishing a user group with the name "Wikimedia User Group Nigeria" was proposed to the community by Olatunde Isaac and Olaniyan Olusola and Nigerian Wikimedians are enthusiastic about this new idea. On 29th August 2015, the application for this establishment was filled by User:T Cells (Olatunde Isaac) and on 30th August 2015, the leadership of the group was elected by its member following a community consensus among the members. On 19th September 2015, the Affiliation Committee resolved to grant the recognition as Wikimedia User Group Nigeria.

Contact informationEdit

Please use this wikipage's talk page to contact this group. You can also contact us via our mailing list: wikimedia-ng@lists.wikimedia.org

MembersEdit

Olaniyan Olushola
T Cells
Sam/Jamie Tubers
kaizenify
Agbalagba
Geekdidi
Funmilola Adeagbo
Eyitayo Alimi
Abubakar A Gwanki
BASHIR A SANI GWANKI
Iamoladipupo12
Olufemi Simon Adeniyi
TbabaOsi
Kayusyussuf
OluwaCurtis
Masssly
SDK Olobe
Uzoma Ozurumba
Eruditescholar
Livingstone Imonitie
Damoon4all
Adams
Joseph Nwadukwe
Lordgentual
Mahveotm
DonCamillo
Wikinaija
Kabusa16
MOAdanu
Tochiprecious
Tunde_adegoke
Demson93
Akinojo200
Omololaolaseni
Daniel Damilola Obiokeke
Ashioma Medi
Alaafiabami Oladipupo
Blossom Ozurumba
Preciousayara (talk)
Aguku John
cupid04
Adunni101
Ogungbe Lanre
Ammarpad
John Joy
Ekene Amah
Naydness (talk)
The Living love^talk
Seun alone (talk)
Akinkuotu Mercy
Kenogenic
Royreal
Biggiepopa
Umukoro Barachel
Timmylegend
Mutiat Mustapha
Arafat Abdussalam
Bilijin
Sunnyjoe035
Hormorkunmy
Adefanike
A'bdurrahman
Adebanjo_Tope
Elnino898
Sefiyaa
Seun Akinola
jemila Abdul
Sarah Dantsoho
SmartSteph6
Abdullateef Adewale Nurudeen
James Chizzy
Itunu Lamina
Wikimedia Northern Nigeria
Soji Cole
HandsomeBoy
MaryamOke (talk) 12:16, 27 November 2018 (UTC)MaryamOke
John Akwe
Adebunmi Akinbo
Idris_Umarfarouq
Ehm-Ehs
Teemah 24
HARDEYBOOKOLAH
ironredblike
Cekpo34
Obembe Toyin
Toyosi Peace
User: Muhammad Inuwa Muhammad
User: Abu nauwar
Ameer Maleek (talk)
Josh, The Sapien

Events and ProjectsEdit

Wikimedia User Group Nigeria had organized and participated in couples of activities in line with Wikimedia vision and mission. These includes:

In the mediaEdit

Wikipedia needs more editors from Nigeria — Olatunde Isaac published by People's Daily Newspaper on March 26, 2016.
Wikipedia partners Nigerian NGOs to promote women published by The Guardian Newspaper on July 23, 2016.
Wikipedia partners Nigerian NGOs to promote women published by The Nigerian Voice Newspaper on July 23, 2016.
Wikipedians organize Wiki Loves Women in Nigeria published by News Express Nigeria on July 23 2016
Wiki Loves women encourages Nigerian women presence on WIkipedia published by Punch Newspaper on the 14th of October 2016
Loves Women encourages Nigerian women's presence on Wikipedia published by Daily Trust on the 14th of October 2016
Mental illness: Wikipedia to create awareness in Nigeria published on the 23rd of January 2017
BBC video for Wikimedia UG Nigeria in collaboration with World of Knowledge Published 13th of March, 2018.
Olaniyan Olushola President Wikimedia User Group Nigeria on One on One with PlusTV Africa Published 19th December 2018
NTDC needs to exploits didgital space published on 19th August 2018.
Wikipedia out to get more contents online Puublished 19th January 2018
Wikimedia Nigeria won the best NGO in 2018 Published 25th December 2018

PartnershipsEdit

Wikimedia UG Nigeria is in partnership with | Blackface Radio to broadcast Wikimedia related activities on Wednesdays from 6:45pm to 7:45pm.
You can follow the program here

Grant AnnouncementEdit

We have submitted grant request for the continuous running of our Wikimedia Radio and TV program see the page

WUGN/Wiki Loves Africa 2017 in Nigeria

Progress Report on our ongoing projectsEdit

Wikimedia Fan Club in NigeriaEdit

Wikipedia Fan Club, University of Ibadan

ResolutionsEdit

Recognition Wikimedia User Group Nigeria - Approved 28 September 2015