Update on the WIPO National Essay Competition. In response to petitions on the eligibility of advanced vocational institutions’ students to participate in the Essay competition, the WIPO Nigeria Office (WNO) wishes to confirm that registered students of all tertiary institutions in Nigeria (ISCED levels 5 – 8), including universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and higher...

With the deadline to the WIPO Essay Competition fast approaching, we call on students from all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to participate by submitting their entries.

As part of efforts to celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day on the 26 April 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria office launched and called for entries into the year’s intellectual property essay competition. The competition is geared at encouraging conversations on how innovation affects our climate. The essay topic is “Making Innovation...

In commemoration of the world intellectual property day, V.C. Onyeagbako, ACIArb. has published this article as a guide to the justifications of intellectual properties such as copyright and patents. This article is a good start for persons interested in understanding why MIPLG and other IP organisations advocate for the protection of intellectual properties. Click on...