An undergraduate of the Bola Ajibola College of Law (BACOLAW), Crescent University, Abeokuta, Mujeebat Moyosore Idris, has emerged winner of the 7th Alao Adavise National Essay Competition on privacy and data protection.
Idris beat over 300 contestants across Nigeria to clinch the top prize in the essay contest organised by Lawyard in partnership with Tech Hive Advisory Africa. Her entry, titled “The Invisible Audience: Can Online Platforms Safeguard Youth Privacy?”, was selected through a blind review process, ahead of first runner-up, Chiamaka Patrick.
The award presentation ceremony held at the New Moot and Mock Court, Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Speaking at the event, Founder and Convener of Lawyard, Tobi Adebowale, described the competition—instituted in 2019 in honour of late Alao Adavise, a young lawyer and data-protection advocate—as a platform designed “to celebrate legal scholarship and innovation.”
He praised Idris for bringing national recognition to Crescent University, noting that her winning essay has been published in the latest edition of The Lawyard Journal.
Delivering a live presentation of her work, Idris argued that the battle for digital privacy rests largely in proactive governance and informed citizens.
“Our privacy will not be gifted to us by platforms,” she declared. “It must be claimed through robust law, smart enforcement, and an educated generation.”
A final-year law student, Idris has built a strong reputation in academic writing. She recently won the 2025 Nigerian Society of International Law Essay Competition and the 2024 Parliamentary System Support Group National Essay Competition, and earned a Bronze Award in the 2021 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition.
Beyond awards, her essays often interrogate justice and societal issues through legal perspectives, including her acclaimed work “Between Justice and Torture: Nigeria’s Death Row Phenomenon,” published by Lawyard.
The Alao Adavise award continues to honour bright legal minds while promoting discourse on data rights in a digital era many experts say demands urgent policy attention.
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