The CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a leading full service commercial law firm, Ajumogobia & Okeke, for pro bono professional legal advisory services to Nigerian artists and creative industry entrepreneurs.
This came into being last Friday, under an initiative called Arterial Nigeria Enterprise Support Programme.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, signed on behalf of the law firm.
He expressed excitement at partnering CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria to provide the much needed legal backing and support for artists and creative entrepreneurs to succeed in their businesses.
Chairperson of CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria, Mr. Jahman Anikulapo, who signed the MoU on behalf of the network, thanked the management of Ajumogobia&Okeke for the confidence reposed in CORA/Arterial Network and its recognition of the potential of the creative industries.
He assured the law firm that members of the network would utilise the opportunity judiciously.
Subject to the terms of the MoU, Nigerian artists and creative entrepreneurs, who are members of CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria, will enjoy free legal advisory on their projects and business documentation. These benefits will include pro bono general legal advisory services to CORA/Arterial Network’s members on Intellectual Property protection, advice in contract negotiations (exclusive of contract drafting), sponsorship, tours and agency.
The law firm will also assist members in trademark registration and protection, copyright notifications, brand protection and licensing. Members will be guided by the law firm, on pro bono basis, in the preparation of legal documents required for processing credit facilities with banks, especially the Bank of Industry’s facilities for the creative industries.
These legal advisory services will be available for artists and creative entrepreneurs who are members of the CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria living and working in Lagos (and its environment), Abuja (and its environment) and Port Harcourt (and its environment).
CORA/Arterial Network was represented at the formal execution of the MoU by the Chairperson Jahman Anikulapo, National Coordinator Ayodele Ganiu, Treasurer Adesola Alamutu, Copyright Advocacy Group Leader, Fola Martins and the secretariat’s intern, Amaka Obioji.
This came into being last Friday, under an initiative called Arterial Nigeria Enterprise Support Programme.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, signed on behalf of the law firm.
He expressed excitement at partnering CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria to provide the much needed legal backing and support for artists and creative entrepreneurs to succeed in their businesses.
Chairperson of CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria, Mr. Jahman Anikulapo, who signed the MoU on behalf of the network, thanked the management of Ajumogobia&Okeke for the confidence reposed in CORA/Arterial Network and its recognition of the potential of the creative industries.
He assured the law firm that members of the network would utilise the opportunity judiciously.
Subject to the terms of the MoU, Nigerian artists and creative entrepreneurs, who are members of CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria, will enjoy free legal advisory on their projects and business documentation. These benefits will include pro bono general legal advisory services to CORA/Arterial Network’s members on Intellectual Property protection, advice in contract negotiations (exclusive of contract drafting), sponsorship, tours and agency.
The law firm will also assist members in trademark registration and protection, copyright notifications, brand protection and licensing. Members will be guided by the law firm, on pro bono basis, in the preparation of legal documents required for processing credit facilities with banks, especially the Bank of Industry’s facilities for the creative industries.
These legal advisory services will be available for artists and creative entrepreneurs who are members of the CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria living and working in Lagos (and its environment), Abuja (and its environment) and Port Harcourt (and its environment).
CORA/Arterial Network was represented at the formal execution of the MoU by the Chairperson Jahman Anikulapo, National Coordinator Ayodele Ganiu, Treasurer Adesola Alamutu, Copyright Advocacy Group Leader, Fola Martins and the secretariat’s intern, Amaka Obioji.
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