Novo Isioro

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Novo Isioro
Born
Lilian Novo Isioro

Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria
Education New York Film Academy
OccupationVisual Communication Strategist/Photographer
Notable workNigeria Unity Story

Novo Isioro (born on 9 February) [1] is a Nigerian visual communication strategist and photographer. Between 2015 and 2019, Novo was Nigeria's Presidential Documentary Photographer in the Office of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. [2] [3] She was the first female to hold this position. She combined this with her role as Special Assistant on Visual Communication. [4] [5]

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In 2018, Novo founded ANISZA Foundation and Gallery, and serves as its curator. [6] ANISZA is focused on educating secondary school students Nigeria's history using photography to illustrate its trajectory to advance the cause of peace and unity in Nigeria. [7]

Early life and education

Novo Isioro was born in Ogba, Lagos, and raised in a middle-class family. [8] She landed her first job at age 17 just after her high school education and at age 25 she became the CEO of NOVOIMAGES (a photography and image management company located in Lagos, Nigeria). Novo is the only daughter of Dennis Isioro, who is from Isoko-North, Delta State and Juliana Adesuwa Isioro, from Edo State with two older siblings. Her father who fondly calls her ‘Novo’ was an Engineer and her mother a farm produce businesswoman.

In 2003, she earned her high school certificate from Shepherdhill Baptist Girls High School in Obanikoro, Lagos and a Higher National Diploma in Bilingual, Office Technology & Management from Yaba College of Technology with an upper credit in 2010. She earned a certificate in public relations from Nigeria Institute of Public Relations in 2009 while studying for her higher national diploma. She served for the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps in 2011 teaching French at Amuobia Secondary School, Awka South, Anambara State. In 2016 she was awarded a scholarship to study Entrepreneurial Management at the Enterprise Development Centre (LBS) of the Pan Atlantic University. [9]

Peace and Unity Project

In 2018, Novo founded the ANISZA Foundation and Gallery, and serves as its curator. [6] She convened Nigeria's first ever unity story exhibition. The aim of the foundation is to educate secondary school students in Nigerian history using photography, in addition to other tools. [10]

Photography

Novo actively got involved in photography in 2012 shortly after her compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps service. She participated in several photography workshops and master-classes around the world.

Novo's 2012 documentary series “the corporate life of a market woman” led her to the screens of Al Jazeera; [11] [12] airwaves of BBC –the strands; [13] and feature stories in Le-Monde, Paris; Tarkett, Paris, [14] and others.

Work with the Nigerian government

Novo Isioro was appointed as Special Assistant on Visual Communication to the President, under President Muhammadu Buhari administration. A role she carried on with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, as his personal photographer from 2016-2019. [15] [16]

Workshops and projects

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  2. ↑ Nasiru, Jemilat (2023-07-08). "SAY CHEESE: A peep into the life and lens of Nigeria's presidential photographers". TheCable. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
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  4. ↑ "Di women wey dey tell Nigeria story with dia camera". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
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  8. ↑ "Meet Novo Isioro, personal photographer to the Vice President - QED.NG". 1 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "13 Nigerian Female Photographers You Really Should Know!". 28 December 2015.
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