Nicole Asinugo is a Nigerian screenwriter, producer and storyteller. She was the Joint Winner of the

Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ''Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards'' (AMVCA) is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievement in television and film. The inaugural Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ceremony was held in Lagos, Lagos State ...

for Best writer in a Movie or TV series in 2020 for her first screenplay, '' Living in Bondage: Breaking Free''. She was also the screenwriter for the

Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...

movie, ''

Rattlesnake Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera ''Crotalus'' and ''Sistrurus'' of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers. Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small anim ...

'' which was released in November 2020. She is the storyteller and content curator for World Expo 2020 in United Arab Emirates, after her previous role as lead editor and content producer in

Ndani TV Ndani TV is a web-based channel owned by GTBank. History Ndani TV was established in 2012 by GTBank to offer both entertainment and informative content in order to attract a youthful customer base. It was the first online video content vehi ...

Early life and education

Asinugo was born in the United Kingdom. She studied law at the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public university, public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs t ...

, where she obtained a

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

(LLB) in 2010. After graduation, she acquired a Barrister at Law (BL) certification from the

Nigerian Law School The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up by the Government of Nigeria in 1962 to provide a Nigerian legal education to foreign-trained lawyers, and to provide practical training for aspiring Legal Practitioners in Nigeria. ...

in 2011. She then attended the

London School of Journalism The London School of Journalism (LSJ) is an independent journalism school based in London, England, which offers qualifications in journalism, freelance journalism and creative writing. The LSJ provides both on-site and distance learning to it ...

in 2012 where she obtained a

post-graduate diploma A postgraduate diploma (PgD, PgDip, PGDip, PG Dip., PGD, Dipl. PG, PDE) is a postgraduate qualification awarded after a university degree, which supplements the original degree and awards them with a graduate diploma. Countries that award postg ...

(PGD) in Journalism.

Career

Asinugo was an editor at ''In and out magazine'' in 2010 which was a Nigerian tourism focused magazine. In 2012, went to

Channels Television Channels Television is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The parent company, Channels Incorporated, was founded in 1992, a year before the Nigerian government deregulated the broadcast medi ...

as a news writer, covering stories in the

Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

, Aviation and

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...

. In 2013, worked for an

advertising agency An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients. An ad agency is generally ...

called DDB in

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

for three years becoming a senior copywriter. She created the accounts of Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Unilever, MTN and

Interswitch Interswitch is a leading African integrated payments and digital commerce platform company headquartered in Lagos. Founded in 2002 in Nigeria, as a transaction switching and processing company with national focus, Interswitch progressively evolved ...

as well as creating visuals for ad campaigns. In 2016 Asinugo joined Ndani TV in Lagos, as lead editor and content producer. Nicole Asinugo on NdaniTV

Asinugo's role as the lead editor, Ndani lifestyle charged her with the creation, launching and managing of the Ndani lifestyle blog. Nicole on NdaniTV interviewing

She was the content producer producing and hosting Ndani TV's ''Real Talk'' show. She quit her job with Ndani TV for world expo 2020

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

as the storyteller and content curator in 2020, where she is developing narratives for country

pavilions In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings: * It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...

. In 2019, she produced her first screenplay '' Living in Bondage: Breaking Free'' which was the joint Winner of the 7th edition of the Africa magic viewers’ choice award (AMVCA) with C.J. Obasi on 6 February 2020, at the Eko expo hall on

Victoria Island Victoria Island ( ikt, Kitlineq, italic=yes) is a large island in the Arctic Archipelago that straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the List of islands by area, eighth-largest island in the world, ...

, Lagos. In April 2020, she concluded her second screenplay "Rattle Snake", ready for a November/December 2020 release. She has a blog "2 scoops of life and style", where she shares her experiences with Nigerian culture and richness of life living alone in Lagos. The blog features a book club section, where she meets with interested readers monthly to read and discuss a book of interest.

Awards and nominations

Asinugo received an award for her work as joint winner of the best writer in a movie or TV series at the 7th edition of Africa Magic viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA).

Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

, - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free , rowspan=2, Best Writer Movie/TV Series , , -

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asinugo, Nicole Living people Alumni of the University of Nottingham Nigerian Law School alumni Alumni of the London School of Journalism Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Nigerian screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people)