Nicole Asinugo

Nicole Asinugo is a Nigerian screenwriter, producer and storyteller.[1][2] She was the Joint Winner of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards for Best writer in a Movie or TV series in 2020 for her first screenplay, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free.[3][4][5][6] She was also the screenwriter for the Nollywood movie, Rattlesnake which was released in November 2020.[7][8][9][10][11] 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.[1][12]

Nicole Asinugo
Nicole Asinugo, August 2017, NdaniRealTalk
Born
Nicole Asinugo

United Kingdom
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham,
London School of Journalism
Occupation(s)Managing Editor, Storyteller, producer, Content Creator
Websitewww.nicoleasinugo.com

Early life and education

Asinugo was born in the United Kingdom. She studied law at the University of Nottingham, where she obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2010. After graduation, she acquired a Barrister at Law (BL) certification from the Nigerian Law School in 2011. She then attended the London School of Journalism in 2012 where she obtained a post-graduate diploma (PGD) in Journalism.[12]

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 as a news writer, covering stories in the Environment, Aviation and Foreign Affairs. In 2013, worked for an advertising agency called DDB in Lagos for three years becoming a senior copywriter. She created the accounts of Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Unilever, MTN and Interswitch as well as creating visuals for ad campaigns. In 2016 Asinugo joined Ndani TV in Lagos, as lead editor and content producer.[1]

Nicole Asinugo on NdaniRealtalk S2E1

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

Nicole on NdaniRealtalk S2E10

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 as the storyteller and content curator in 2020, where she is developing narratives for country pavilions.[2][1]

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, Lagos.[13][14][15][16][17] In April 2020, she concluded her second screenplay "Rattle Snake", ready for a November/December 2020 release.[18] 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.[19]

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).[3][4][5][6]

Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result[3]
2020 Living in Bondage: Breaking Free Best Writer Movie/TV Series Won

References
  1. Kachi Tila Adesina (5 March 2018). "A day in the work life of Nicole Asinugo – Editor and content producer". KACHEETEE. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Nicole Asinugo". bayt. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "Africa! Here are your winners – AMVCA". Africa Magic. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. "AMVCA 2020: "Living in bondage" sweeps through Africa's biggest movie night". The Cable. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Jayne Augoye (14 October 2019). "Nigeria: David, Flavour feature on "Living in Bondage" soundtrack". allAfrica. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. Atume Philip (16 March 2020). "AMVCA 2020: celebrities, others make history (full list of winners)". Stv. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. Kay Ugwuzor (18 April 2020). "Nicole Asinugo is screenwriter for "Rattlesnake" remake". NOLLYWOOD INSIDER. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. Precious Mamazeus Nwogu (16 April 2020). "Nicole Asinugo confirmed as screenwriter for "Rattlesnake" remake". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. "Nicole Asinugo confirmed as screenwriter for "Rattlesnake" remake". NatDiary. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. "Nicole Asinugo is the brain behind the amazing script for forthcoming Nollywood classic". Naija news agency. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. "The Rattlesnake movie premiere draws out the fiercest of us all". Pulse Nigeria. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  12. "WCW: Nicole Asinugo". Tosyn Bucknor's Blog. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. Daniel Anazia (1 November 2019). "Living in Bondage returns 27 years after with "breaking free"". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. Inemesit Udodiong (23 February 2020). "Here are the 3 Nigerian films selected for the 2020 Hollywood exhibition". Pulse. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  15. "Living in Bondage: Breaking free (2019)". Gidi events. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  16. Taiwo Okanlawon. "check out the full list of winners at AMVCA 2020". PM News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  17. Webby (14 March 2020). "Live update: Check out winners at AMVCA 2020". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  18. Ugboaue Richard. "Nicole Asinugo confirmed as screenwriter for "Rattlesnake" remake". News Naira. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. "2 scoops of life and Style". 2 Scoops of Life and Style. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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