By Etop Ekanem

It was a thrilling day for members of Nigeria’s largest children-based hub, Indomie Fan Club (IFC) as eight children emerged winners at this edition of the IFC arts competition.

The Indomie ‘Team Yourself Up’ grand finale, hosted by Dufil Prima Foods, makers of Indomie Instant Noodles, culminated in an impressive showcase of creative talents and artistic skills. Following a rigorous evaluation by a panel of expert judges, winners emerged from the competitive event, demonstrating exceptional abilities in arts and crafts.

The 9th edition, which held October 18, 2024, at the Tolu Odugbemi Hall, University of Lagos drew participation from over 30 schools nationwide, with over 50,000 entries. The best 200 artworks were chosen from a pool of entries and featured at the grand finale.

The grand prize winner, Fifehanmi Feyisitan, took home ₦500,000 and a year’s supply of Indomie Noodles. Mildred Kalu secured the 1st runner-up spot with ₦100,000, followed by Oluchi Elenedu, 2nd runner-up, ₦75,000, and Gloria Bamisaiye, the 3rd runner-up, ₦50,000 award rounding out the top winners.

Explaining the concept of “Team Yourself Up” and the Indomie Fan Club, Manager and Coordinator, of the Club, Faith Joshua, said the initiative provides an engaging platform for children and parents to connect.
“Recognizing the challenges of many parents busy schedules, the initiatives encourages creative bonding experiences for them and their children. Leveraging school breaks like the August vacation, this program inspires kids to collaborate with family members to come up with creative ideas, have fun and collaborate with their parents, guardians, elderly relatives or any such adults who fit the role. The overriding idea is for children to team up with a adult family member, unleash their creativity, and win prizes,” she said.

In his remarks, Group Corporate Communications and Events Manager, Dufil Prima Foods, Temitope Ashiwaju said, “At the end of the day, what Indomie aims to achieve with this initiative is to engage with the children over a period of two months. We engage them by going to their schools and ensure that they team up with either their parents or their art teachers to create some of these artworks that have been seen here today.

“One of the beautiful aspects of the event is how the children of the fan club are being introduced to the concept of creating wealth from waste. These impressive artworks by the kid prodigies being witnessed here today can be auctioned, enabling children, parents and educators to convert creativity into tangible financial benefits, making room for resourcefulness and eco-awareness.” he said.

The Indomie Fan club is a hub created by Indomie Noodles to provide children with an atmosphere where learning and cognitive skill development can be an exciting and thrilling experience. The club was created in 2005, strictly for children between the ages of 4-12. Member children have access to a plethora of activities, including, singing competitions, crafts competitions, children festivals, etc. They are also granted exclusive access to events hosted by Indomie Noodles, Indomie products, factory tours among other things.

Also, the fan club is an avenue for children to partake in various hands-on activities that afford them the opportunity to learn their interests, build passion and be launched into teenage-hood as the best most skillful versions of themselves. Today, the Indomie Fan Club boasts of over 100,000 children across various regions of Nigeria, including Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.