Recently updated on December 30th, 2020 at 01:30 pm
PositiveNaija welcomes participation in the 2021 PositiveNaija Online Culture Festival, which aims to promote and celebrate the diverse culture elements of the Nigerian society as well as improve positively, the reputation, dignity and pride of Nigeria and Nigerians.
Culture has an important role in the development of societies as it encompasses the set of beliefs, moral values, traditions, language and laws held in common by a nation or a defined group of people.
Nigeria is a country, which has its foundation embedded in culture. Along with her diverse geographical location and richly endowed resources, her multi-ethnicity creates an environment of unique identity, hospitality and adaptability.
Objective:
To reliably and creatively promote and celebrate the diverse cultures of Nigeria and the Nigerian people with a focus on the positive elements, which advocates values of respect, unity, peace, progress, ingenuity and love.
Eligibility:
- Participation is free
- Open to all persons.
Task:
Send in media materials (photographs/pictures; videos – documentary, explanatory; documents – PDF, MS Word, PowerPoint, etc.), which shows, promotes and celebrates the cultures of the respective Nigerian states accordingly.
Date:
January 1 – November 30, 2021
Guidelines:
- When submitting your materials, state your full names (mandatory) and telephone number (optional).
- Materials (photos and videos) already existing online are not encouraged.
- Submitted materials should be properly captioned accordingly.
- All conventional editing methods are acceptable. but submissions must remain realistic and editing should always be in enhancing an illusion or effect, but not create the illusion or effect.
- All materials submitted must be original and must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.
- You must have permission from anyone who appears in the photograph or picture or who provides content to you for the contest.
- We reserve the right not to use any material that is not in compliance with these guidelines/expectations or is otherwise not in keeping with PositiveNaija’s values.
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
All submitted materials remain the property of the respective owners or participants. PositiveNaija reserve the right to use the materials submitted for the 2021 PositiveNaija Online Culture Festival for informative/educative and promotional purposes.
Schedule:
*Culture Focus is subject to change/additions until three months before the Event.
| States | Culture Focus |
| Abia, Adamawa and Akwa Ibom | Architecture and Child-raising |
| Anambra, Bauchi and Bayelsa | Craft and Dance |
| Benue, Borno and Cross River | Dress and Economy |
| Delta, Ebonyi, Edo and Federal Capital Territory | Education and Energy |
| Ekiti, Enugu and Gombe | Festivals and Food |
| Imo, Jigawa and Kaduna | Games/Sports and Governance |
| Kano, Katsina and Kebbi | Hair styles and Health |
| Kogi, Kwara and Lagos | Heroes/Heroines and Language |
| Nasarawa, Niger and Ogun | Marriage and Media |
| Ondo, Osun and Oyo | Music and People |
| Plateau, Rivers and Sokoto | Religion and Security |
| Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara | Tradition and Tourism |
WhatsApp: 09064503292
Email: positivenaija@yahoo.com (especially for pictures or photographs)
Deadline: November 30, 2021
Acceptance of Terms
By participating you declare that you accept these terms and conditions.
Sponsorship
We welcome sponsorship support for the 2021 PositiveNaija Online Culture Festival. Identifying, supporting and partnering with us on this Festival is a testament to your personal, institutional or corporate conviction on the greatness, development and potentials of Nigeria/Nigerians.
For transparent and accountability purposes, every sponsorship for this Prize received shall be made available on our platform [for privacy, sponsors can choose to use the initials of their names].
We shall also provide up-to-date progress report to sponsors/partners.
PositiveNaija is a multimedia news, information and forum platform, with the vision of having the most reliable platform for informing the world of the truly impactful, positive, valuable, inspiring, educative and worthy updates associated with Nigeria and Nigerians globally based on consistent objectivity and excellence. The aim is to positively – inspire, educate and redefine the standards of Nigeria’s values based system.
As a human-centered enterprise, the mission of PositiveNaija is to continuously strive towards creating a good, well-informed and empathetic society for Nigeria and Nigerians through news management and impactful initiatives.
*Last updated: 30 December 2020
