WikiConference Nigeria 2024/Program
12 – 14 September, 2024
Abuja, Nigeria
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Session Identifiers
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 – Roundtable
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 – Lightning Talks
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 – Plenary
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 - Presentation
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Wednesday 11 September
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12ː00 - 22ː00 |
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Thursday 12 September
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| 08:00 – 10:00 |  Breakfast / Registration
COT |
08:00 – 10:00 | ||
| 10:00 – 11:55 |
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10:00 – 11:55 | ||
| 12:00 – 12:55 | |
12:00 – 12:55 | ||
| 13:00 – 13:30 |
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13:00 – 13:30 | ||
| Room | Asaga Nwali Ball Room | Board Room 2 | Board Room 3 | Room |
| 13:30 – 13:45 |  Changing the African narrative through the use of media - A Wiki Loves Africa story Wilson Oluoha (OtuNwachinemere) |
Engaging New Wikimedians: Strategies for Growth and Sustainability Gwanki |
 semmy 1960, zend2020, Obawinner |
13:30 – 13:45 |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | 13:45 – 14:00 | |||
| 14:00 – 14:15 |  How Not to Get Your Article Deleted on English Wikipedia: Lessons from Experience Readingbeans, Safariscribe, Vandewaalforces |
Mother Tongue and Brief History of Hausa Language Language Salihu Aliyu Alhaji |
Agbalagba |
14:00 – 14:15 |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | 14:15 – 14:30 | |||
| 14:30 - 14:45 | _-_The_Noun_Project.svg) The Role of Wikimedia in Preserving Nigerian History and Culture Ammar Mukhtar |
 Wiki Loves Names Onyinye Onuoha
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Addressing Open Knowledge challenges through the grant-making process of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Ashioma Medi/Ashioma (WUGN)
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14:30 - 14:45 |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Promoting inclusive Education and EiE through the Wikipedia Projects Mariam Titilope Olugbodi |
14:45 - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 – 15:30 |  |
15:00 – 15:30 | ||
| 15:30 – 16:30 |  |
15:30 – 16:30 | ||
| 16:30 - 19:00 | Break and Rest | 16:30 - 19:00 | ||
| 19:00 - 21:00 |  Nigeria Wikimedia Community Distinguished Award Ceremony |
19:00 - 21:00 | ||
Friday 13 September
editEach room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.
| Room | Main Hall | Room | ||
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| Room | Board Room 1 | Board Room 2 | Asaga Nwali Ball Room | |
| 09:30 – 10:25 | Amb. Olaniyan Olushola (Wikimedia UG Nigeria); Dr Nkem Osuigwe(Aflia); Tochi Precious (Igbo Wikimedians User Group); Franziska Putz(WMF), Boye Adegoke (Paradigm Initiative) |
09:30 – 10:25 | ||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Leveraging Wikimedia Commons to enhance Global reach of Heritage Archives in Nigeria Asuru Lutherking Petercan/Lutarchitecture |
Volunteerism; Effective Management and Retention Strategies. Okoloneli Chekwube Anselm (Senator Choko) & NZUBECHUKWU ERNEST (Ennydavids) |
 Peer Learning from the Let’s Connect Lens Bukola James/Bukky658 Barakat Adegboye/Ridzaina Musa Umar/Musa Vacho77 |
10:30 - 10:45 |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | 10:45 - 11:00 | |||
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Contributing to Nigeria Language Wikipedia: What You Should Know Kaizenify (Moderator), Gwanki (Hausa), Mercyjamb (Igbo), Dorcas Omolade (Yoruba), Grace2903 (Tyap), Apdoull (Fulfulde) |
Championing Inclusion in the Wikimedia Movement Ruby D-Brown and Peggy |
11:00 - 11:15 | |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Empowering Knowledge Equity through Vlogging: Storytelling to Strengthen the Nigerian Wikimedia Community Kwesike Nkwachukwu Nuria |
Review of Impact (ROI) of the Wikimedia Fan Club Project after 7 years Daniel Damilola Obiokeke |
11:15 - 11:30 | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |  Tea Break
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11:30 - 12:00 | ||
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Translating the Undocumented Language on Wiki Kambai Akau, Friday musa |
Who is missing on Wiki?- The Queer Nigeria story Bisi Alimi |
The Power of Collaboration in the Yoruba Community Dorcas Omolade |
12:00 – 12:15 |
| 12:15 – 12:30 |  Knowledge is a Human Right; Embracing the Movement Strategy Ehi Enabulele |
Wikibase, A Game Changer for Libraries and Cultural Institutions: Experiences from Nigeria and Ghana
Shahadusadik, Omorodion1 |
Technological Innovations in Indigenous Language Education Nigerian Language Affiliates Community Leaders |
12:15 – 12:30 |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | 12:30 – 12:45 | |||
| 12:45 - 13:00 | New Wikipedia Editors in Hausa Community: Our Challenges and a Way forward Saifullahi AS |
Wikidata catch up (How to use wikidata gadgets and script for fast and efficient contribution) Makwa Mark Lapang |
12:45 - 13:00 | |
| 13:00 – 13:15 |
Telling the stories of Nigeria on Wiki through images: why you should contribute MediaMOF, Dappasolomon001 |
 How to recruit native speakers for small language Wikipedia: The Recruit Readers model. Isaac Olatunde |
Empowering and Documenting Minority Groups: Wiki for Minority Ismail ATIBA, José Ignatius, Nikos Likomitros, Agnes Abah |
13:00 – 13:15 |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | 13:15 – 13:30 | |||
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
13:30 – 14:30 | ||
| Room | Board Room 1 | Board Room 2 | Asaga Nwali Ball Room | Room |
| 14:30 – 14:45 |
Organizing Made Simple: New Tools for Running Events and WikiProjects on Wikimedia Udehb-WMF, EUwandu-WMF |
Language Tools and Onboarding at Wikimedia MMunyoki (WMF), Accuratecy051, UOzurumba (WMF) |
 Library and Wikipedia: the librarians perspective Inyor4mr , Dr. Ngozie |
14:30 – 14:45 |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | 14:45 – 15:00 | |||
| 15:00 – 15:15 |
Engaging the Youth: Strategies for Growing a Vibrant Nigerian Wikimedia Community User:King ChristLike |
Reimagining Lagos' Cultural Heritage: Initial Findings from the Wiki Imagine Lagos Project - A Wikipedian in Residence Experience Ridzaina |
15:00 – 15:15 | |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Isaac Olatunde (facilitator), Carolyn Seaman (facilitator) |
15:15 – 16:15 | ||
| 16:00 – 19:00 | Excursions
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16:00 – 19:00 | ||
| 20:00 (Until late) | Meet Ups |
20:00 (Until late) | ||
Saturday 14 September
editEach room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.
| Room | Main Hall | Room | ||
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| Room | Board Room 1 | Board Room 2 | Itumo Uguru Conference Hall | Room |
| 7ː00 - 8:00 | Aerobics
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7ː00 - 8:00 | ||
| 8ː00 - 10:00 | Breakfast
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8ː00 - 10:00 | ||
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Fostering Diversity and Inclusion on the English Wikipedia: Strategies and Best Practices for the Nigerian Wikimedia Community Vanderwaalforces |
WUGN Kaduna Network Engagement 2023 Ramatu A Haliru: Inyor4mr |
The Role of Kiwix in Ensuring Wikipedia Usage in Africa to Advance Education Ibrahim Yakubu, Haweey7575, Hajjo30 |
10:15 - 10:30 |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | 10:30 - 10:45 | |||
| 10ː45 – 11ː00 | Five blocks for Building Sustainable Knowledge Online Communities - The IG Commons analogy Wilson Oluoha (OtuNwachinemere) |
Women Digital literacy:Wikimedia projects, a Resourceful Tool Iwuala Lucy & Akwugo |
Queerpedia and Wiki: Bridging LGBTQ+ Knowledge Gap Bisi Alimi, Nell Thompson, Ademola Adebambo |
10ː45 – 11ː00 |
| 11ː00 - 11:15 | Impact of Digital Technology In Wikipedia Pharouqenr |
11ː00 - 11:15 | ||
| 11:15 – 11:30 | The Story Behind Train the Trainers Nigeria: Empowering Editors, Building Possibilities Ayokanmi (WUGN), Ashioma (WUGN) |
Building a Sustainable Wikimedia Community: Gombe Experience Atibrarian |
Ngozi Perpetua Osuchukwu (Ngostary2k) and Chioma Bibiana Okeke (Bibisuccess) |
11:15 – 11:30 |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | 11:30 – 11:45 | |||
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Tea Break
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11:45 - 12:15 | ||
| 12:15 – 13:10 | Our Nigeria, Our Future Felix Nartey (Moderator), Dr. Nkem Osuigwe (Moderator), Shola Olaniyan, Ammar, Mikael Sodiq, Tochi Precious, Levi Kambai |
12:15 – 13:10 | ||
| 13ː10 - 14:00 | Community Reflections & Closing Session
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13ː10 - 14:05 | ||
| 14ː00 - 16:00 | Meet Ups |
14ː00 - 16:00 | ||
| 15:30 - Onwards | Lunch & Departures | 15:00 Onwards | ||