The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has confirmed plans for the auction and exhibition of images selected for the We Naija Photography Contest.
Following the closure of submission of entries for the contest and selection of the top 100 images through public voting, the NSSF has announced the auction plans.
The funds generated through this competition and other activities will be used to up-skill the Nigerian youth as a means of enhancing recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
Chairman, NSSF Board, Tunde Folawiyo, revealed that the photographs are already on Bonham’s website for preview and open bidding ahead of the auction.
Bonhams Auction is a leading online auction vendor in the UK, with affiliations in major cities across the world and is a partner of NSSF on the WeNaija Photography contest.
The auction/exhibition will be a two-day event; a live auction of the top 20 images on January 18, 2022, and a photography exhibition on January 19, 2022.
According to Folawiyo, “The funds raised from the auction would be channeled into empowering the youths through the upskilling of at least 500 young Nigerians in life-changing vocations for the betterment of the Nigerian society in furtherance of efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each photograph tells a COVID-19 story that every one of us can relate with.”
