A final-year Law student of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Mujeebat Idris, has emerged as the winner of the 7th Alao Adavise National Essay Competition, taking home a ₦350,000 cash prize. Her essay, “The Invisible Audience: Can Online Platforms Safeguard Youth Privacy?”, was chosen as the best among over 300 submissions nationwide.
A final-year Law student from Crescent University, Abeokuta, Mujeebat Idris, has emerged the overall winner of the 7th Alao Adavise National Essay Competition focused on privacy and data protection.
Her essay, titled , “The Invisible Audience: Can Online Platforms Safeguard Youth Privacy?” stood out among over 300 submissions received from students across Nigerian universities.
The award ceremony took place at the New Moot and Mock Court, Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, where Mujeebat was presented with a ₦350,000 cash prize.
In his remarks, Mr. Tobi Adebowale, Founder and Convener of Lawyard, explained that the competition was established in 2019 to honour the late Alao Adavise, a young lawyer known for his advocacy on data protection and digital rights. He emphasized that the annual contest aims to promote legal research, innovation, and scholarship among young Nigerian law students.
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Adebowale also revealed that Idris’ winning essay has been featured in the latest edition of The Lawyard Journal.
While expressing her excitement, Mujeebat highlighted the importance of protecting individual privacy in the digital age, stressing the need for stronger laws, effective enforcement, and a more digitally aware generation. The 2025 edition, organised by Lawyard in partnership with Tech Hive Advisory Africa, also saw Chiamaka Patrick emerge as the first runner-up.
Mujeebat, a consistent high achiever, has an impressive record of excellence in legal writing. She previously won the Nigerian Society of International Law Essay Competition (2025) and the Parliamentary System Support Group National Essay Contest (2024). She also earned a Bronze Award in the 2021 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition.
Her works are known for their deep reflections on justice, law, and human rights - including one of her most notable essays, “Between Justice and Torture: Nigeria’s Death Row Phenomenon,” also published by Lawyard.