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| Remy-Chukwunyere Destiny. |
Today in Abuja, a youngman, Remy-Chukwunyere Destiny emerged overall winner of the National Design Competition organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency of the United Nations in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art.
The award was presented to him at
the UN House, Abuja by the Director of WIPO Nigeria Office, Mr. Oluwatobiloba
Moody during the 2024 World IP Day event, which had the Minister of State for
Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi; former Nigerian
Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Deputy Director General of WIPO, Hon.
Goeffrey Onyeama; the UNICEF Nigeria Country Director, Cristian Munduat; etc in
attendance.
16 years old Destiny won the
overall best prize in the Professional Category of the National Design
Competition with the theme, IP and Sustainable Development: Designing the
Nigeria of my Dreams.
Speaking to newsmen, his father and
Executive Director of the Ugwumba Leadership Centre, Remy Chukwunyere, said his
family is dedicating the award to his boss, His Excellency, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu
for supporting Destiny in his art and design career right from the beginning.
Speaking exclusively with “Precious
Eze’s Blog”, Remy Chukwunyere said, “winning the National Award from a United
Nations agency at the age of 16 is a sign that I have done well as a father and
as a startups development mentor.
Remy Destiny this platform was told, entered for the professional
category because he had just finished from secondary school as at October last
year when the competition happened.
He is now in 100 levels at the
University of Abuja, studying Computer Science.
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