# Summary of npkguild (near nigeria) activities for year 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Guilds\ **Tags:** npk-guild\ **Created:** [December 29, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692 "2021-12-29T20:49:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![damboy22](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/damboy22/32/49139_2.png) [@damboy22](https://gov.near.org/u/damboy22)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692/1 "2021-12-29T20:49:01Z")
FIRST QUARTER The first quarter was a very dramatic stage as we were just a newly formed Guild, first in West Africa and Africa as a whole. During the first quarter we made plans to expand the core team, social media handles, community members and community participation in the Near ecosystem. We hosted a webinar with the crypto community of University of uyo in Nigeria which saw up to 50 people attending the event with atleast 30 near wallets been opened. Around the same time we created 3 contents which were top on Google search in terms of NEARPROTOCOL NIGERIA and several translations were made in Yoruba, hausa and igbo with various graphic designs and Infographs. Here below was summary of events that took place in first quarter. > [@NPK GUILD(Nearprotocol Nigeria) March monthly reported](http://gov.near.org/t/npk-guild-nearprotocol-nigeria-march-monthly-reported/1107): > > Goodday, The NPK GUILD of Nearprotocol Nigeria had an eventful month of February as we decided to make our presence known both online by a tweet chat section via our Twitter page and offline in which members of NPKGUILD honour the collaborative invitation by a well know crypto-platform VELAS AFRICAN in one of the most recognized federal University in NIGERIA, Bayero University kano which saw over 200 students from the University attend the seminar, and this gave an opportunity for the Guild memb… SECOND QUARTER; During the second quarter we continued with our content creations, translations and increase activities in our social media and telegram community which saw an outstanding increase in more than 200% compared to the First quarter and also we hosted the First Nearprotocol Nigeria telegram AMA. Here below is a summary of events that took place in second quarter. > [@Nearprotocol Nigeria (NPK GUILD) April report](http://gov.near.org/t/nearprotocol-nigeria-npk-guild-april-report/1718): > > The month of April was basically to increase Awearness of Nearprotocol in Nigeria through out monthly tweet chat section which was a success as we saw a large number participating and second we created and translated an Article concerning developers opportunity on Near ECOSYSTEM published on top media in African cryptoshpere. Presently we are preparing to host a campus meetup in one of the top federal University in Northern Nigeria and through this medium we would be able to get developers under… > [@Nearprotocol Nigeria (NPK GUILD) May Report](http://gov.near.org/t/nearprotocol-nigeria-npk-guild-may-report/2874): > > Good day all The month of May was very productive has the guild had lots of internal talks to promote Nearprotocol in Africa especially Nigeria. In the month of May the guild did 2 original Articles focusing on Dapps and NFTs, 3 translations in the common native languages including social media Activities with our community both on Twitter and telegram. Currently we have finished Our proposal for a series of program we plan to reach out to as many Nigerians as possible onboarding both Artists… THIRD QUARTER Beginning of a major break as we were chosen to host the recently concluded metabuild Hacknode here in kano state Nigeria. This was a major success as we saw 200 people attend both online and virtual and we saw 5 projects which came up as a result of the Hacknode. We also expanded the core team by bringing in another developer and a community manager. > [@Hack Nodes - Kick off Event Aug 27-28](http://gov.near.org/t/hack-nodes-kick-off-event-aug-27-28/5121/2): > > Thanks to the NEAR core team for selecting NPKGUILD Nearprotocol Nigeria for its hack node, currently we have close to 300 who have showed interest in the event to be taking place on sep 11, during the previous weeks we had the opportunity of meeting various set of developer communities including various institutions meeting relevant authorities and also meeting developers building on other blockchain. Everything has been secured from venue to writing materials down to speakers and we have also … > [@world\_map NEAR Community Mapping](http://gov.near.org/t/near-community-mapping/3568): > > My intention here is to provide a consolidated list of the most important links for getting started in the NEAR community. We are creating so many opportunities to learn, grow, and build your own value systems throughout ecosystems of communities. That’s why this forum post simply aims to redirect anyone who is exploring the NEARverse sparkles Please feel free to edit and include more places to go! world_map world_map world_map For a map of the whole NEAR ecosystem, you can refer … > [@Details of Kano Hacknode to be done by Nearprotocol Nigeria](http://gov.near.org/t/details-of-kano-hacknode-to-be-done-by-nearprotocol-nigeria/5714/4): > > From the total calculations made we had 145 people who registered and attended the kano Hacknode with each sent 1 NEAR token to explore the near blockchain with tens streaming it live on that day. Currently two popular crypto blogging sites made a recap of the event and the event drew the local media. The following blogging site included [https://lightblocksnews.com/near-protocol-nigeria-local-hacknode/](https://lightblocksnews.com/near-protocol-nigeria-local-hacknode/) > [@Introduction near-protocol nigeria( npkguild)](http://gov.near.org/t/introduction-near-protocol-nigeria-npkguild/6119): > > Nearprotocol Nigeria is The First regional guild in West African comprising 14 members made up of mostly undergraduate and some currently doing their post graduate programmes. The guild currently is 11 months old with Nearprotocol and currently lead by @damboy22 . Other members of the guild includes @Paulp5000@kbounce1@qeeyah.near@Crypto_doctor@Favourchristiana@Khady@Eve@adeiza@Ejabani The team currently is made up of diverse talent from various social works of life. From cont… > [@Near Nigeria Council Member addition](http://gov.near.org/t/near-nigeria-council-member-addition/6694): > > cenwadike.near is the most recent addition to the NEAR Nigeria Core Team. He is a seasoned Developer and Builder that has completed the Binance Developer program and is currently working on Rust. A judge for the NEAR Nigeria Hacknode as well as a presenter during the event. So I am pushing a proposal to the npk-guild-nigeria.sputnikdao.near to vote in favour of his promotion into the Council members of the DAO. > [@Near Nigeria Community Manager](http://gov.near.org/t/near-nigeria-community-manager/6698): > > Please let’s welcome ejabani.near to the Near Protocol Nigeria team. He is our latest Community Manager on Telegram and other social media channels. Pushing this proposal to the npk-guild-nigeria.sputnikdao.near to accept his promotion into the Council members. This shows how decentralized the NPK Guild and how we wish to make a totally Decentralised autonomous community in Nigeria. FORTH QUARTER In the last quarter of this year, we decided to show to Nigeria Financial sector the power of NEAR BLOCKCHAIN and benefits of building on NEAR, we also got the guild registered under Nigeria cooperate commission CAC as a legal entity. We also got an office in kano and this is the first time any crypto related platform as a physical presence in the northern part of Nigeria. We had an official launch of the office and rewarded the winners of the kano Hacknode during the office launch. We also hosted a creative content contest and a total of 15N was shared during the event. We have had several meeting with S2 GUILD, C1 guild and Blockchain club of Uganda and plans are on the way to Foster a continental collaboration to push near adoption in Africa. > [@NearProtocol Nigeria Guild Wish Nigeria a Happy Independence](http://gov.near.org/t/nearprotocol-nigeria-guild-wish-nigeria-a-happy-independence/6878): > > #HappyNigerianIndependenceDay Today marked Nigeria​nigeria@61 years of Independence partying_faceconfetti_ballconfetti_ball We wish that the whole Near Ecosystem and the community will celebrate this great day with us​nigerianigerianigeriaconfetti_ballconfetti_ballconfetti_ball With the robust technology on NEARProtocol and Blockchain,we hope to make Nigeria Great as the giant of Africa #NearProtocolNigera #NearProtocol #NearEcosystem #AllNea… > [@\[APPROVED\] PROPOSAL October activities for NPK Guild](http://gov.near.org/t/approved-proposal-october-activities-for-npk-guild/7245): > > OCTOBER 2021 BUDGET FOR THE NEAR PROTOCOL NIGERIA (NPK GUILD) Guild Name: NPK Guild Funding Scheme: Monthly Guild Lead: @damboy22 Detailed summary: The last three quarters of the year has been an interesting one, the NPK Guild started as a local community of University students enthusiastic about Blockchain Technology seeing a future in the Near Ecosystem trying to educate and encourage their fellow immediate community of students about the Near Blockchain and all that it has to offer. Thi… > [@\[Approved\]Blockchain Club of Uganda Guild Community Growth November Budget](http://gov.near.org/t/approved-blockchain-club-of-uganda-guild-community-growth-november-budget/7868): > > November proposed budget Please note that I am editing this proposal as it was deferred from October because of the marketing vertical sputnikdao inefficiencies. Refer to [[BUDGET] Marketing Vertical DAO Budget Request for November 2021](http://gov.near.org/t/budget-marketing-vertical-dao-budget-request-for-november-2021/8743) Further note that there a few developments regarding our Legal registration. Our paper work is already underway. However, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau(URBS) mandated us to have a running website. I will therefore add this cost on the registration bud… > [@Sankore 2.0 October Guild Report](http://gov.near.org/t/sankore-2-0-october-guild-report/8674): > > Sankore 2.0 October Guild Report Month: October Guild Name: [Sankore 2.0](http://gov.near.org/t/sankore-2-0-introduction/3617) Our progress so far and insights we’ve gained. The monthly report for October includes the following seven sections: October’s Highlights Dapp Use Case: Principal Payment Partnerships: Open Forest Protocol Partnership Blog Posts Social Media & Analytics Website analytics: Review of the October Roadmap from September’s Guild Report Next Month’s Roadmap. 1. October’s Highlights Presented Sankore 2.0 at NEARCon Lisbon: [d…](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qqNylNhTTfd-FTLbDLORdMg-7AYldU--/view?usp=sharing) > [@SUMMARY of October Activities for NPK Guild](http://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-october-activities-for-npk-guild/9137): > > OCTOBER OBJECTIVES Social Media • The month of October has been a breakthrough for the NPK Guild with activities ranging from improved social media engagement as well as a presence made in the Nigerian blockchain industry. • Increase social media engagements especially on twitter • Quality content creation and publishing • Increase communtiy activity on Telegram, attend to their questions and help them go through the Near Protocol ecosystem seamlessly • Methodology: Twitter analytics and … > [@November summary of NPKGUILD(Nearprotocol Nigeria) activities](http://gov.near.org/t/november-summary-of-npkguild-nearprotocol-nigeria-activities/11022): > > The month of November was interesting, we decide to finalise event that occurred in the month of October in regards to Nigeria Fintech week, Form new partnerships that will benefit Nigeria based platforms and NEAR as an ecosystem, Look for individuals and platforms willing to build on NEAR, Launch of the Nearprotocol Nigeria physical office and finally interact with the Nigeria community by bringing out the creative aspect of them. FINTECH WEEK BUILD UP we want to thank the NEAR community espe… ---
**Author:** ![Khady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@Khady](https://gov.near.org/u/Khady)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692/2 "2021-12-29T21:12:12Z")
This is really excellent, and hoping to do even better next year. Go team ---
**Author:** ![kbounce1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/kbounce1/32/38380_2.png) [@kbounce1](https://gov.near.org/u/kbounce1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692/3 "2021-12-29T21:14:27Z")
2021 is awesome with lots of experience. I believe 2022 will be much morethan 2021 towards building NEAR Protocol in Nigeria and Africa ---
**Author:** ![Favourchristiana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Favourchristiana](https://gov.near.org/u/Favourchristiana)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692/4 "2021-12-29T21:30:42Z")
This is really good. Great job team. ---
**Author:** ![adeiza](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/adeiza/32/47065_2.png) [@adeiza](https://gov.near.org/u/adeiza)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692/5 "2021-12-30T00:51:02Z")
This is really nice, the team showed enthusiasm and team work throughout 2021, hoping 2022 will be bigger and greater. Good Job Everyone ---
**Author:** ![qeeyah.near](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/73ab20/32.png) [@qeeyah.near](https://gov.near.org/u/qeeyah.near)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692/6 "2021-12-30T13:52:41Z")
Nicee, you’re hitting it hard back to back team🥰 keep up the great work. ---
**Author:** ![simeon4real](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/simeon4real/32/10521_2.png) [@simeon4real](https://gov.near.org/u/simeon4real)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/summary-of-npkguild-near-nigeria-activities-for-year-2021/11692/7 "2021-12-31T05:49:59Z")
I have been following the NEAR Nigeria Guild activities for the last couple of months and I must say that I’m impressed with the progress so far in overall guild activities and community as a whole. We shouldn’t take our foot off the gas now. Good job, @damboy22 and everyone 🙂