Abuja, Nigeria
$500 - $1000 / Day
Request QuoteKhalid Ozavogu Abdul is a versatile creative with a passion for visual storytelling. He excels in documentary photography, filmmaking, and directing, capturing the essence of cultures and brands. Ozavogu Abdul is deeply committed to exploring unique Nigerian narratives, and has been commissioned by international organizations like WFP, FAO, Heifer International, Gavi The Vaccine Alliance, UNESCO, Cherie Blair Foundation, MSI Reproductive Choices, and many others, highlighting his dedication to social and environmental issues. As co-founder of KaandaCo Studios, he has built a thriving media agency that delivers tailored solutions for local and international brands. His expertise has been recognized through speaking engagements at TEDx and other prestigious events.
In northeast Nigeria, UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area. I was commissioned by Arete Stories for the World Food Programme, to gather Photographs, Video Interviews and B-roll Footages of the devastation, in a timely manner for the multimedia newsroom.
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria is facing crisis within a crisis, with conflict, record food price inflation and now floods displacing hundreds of thousands of people. WFP aims to reach nearly 450,000 people in the hardest-hit parts of the state with food relief, including take-home rations of rice and pulses. I was commissioned by Arete Stories for the World Food Programme to document the devastation on ground and the assistance provided by the organization.
How the Rotarian behind the viral #LondonToLagos motorbike ride crossed continents to remind the world that the road to polio eradication won’t stay open forever. Commissioned by Gavi The Vaccine Alliance
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 1 million contribution by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to severely food-insecure people in northwest Nigeria. Assignment commission by Arete Stories for the World Food Programme.
The MPI survey was carried out between November 2021 and February 2022 and included variables designed to capture a more detailed picture of multidimensional poverty in Nigeria. The Nigeria MPI (2022) includes a linked Child MPI which analyses poverty for children under the age of 5. I Shot, Directed and Co-edited this Documentary for the National Bureau of Statistics.
My Documentary Filmmaking Reel, last updated 2023, showing a few selections of client work in the last few years.
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