First Photos: Jumoke Adenowo, Mo Abudu, Zainab Balogun, Alex Ekubo, Mercy Johnson, others hit The Future Awards Africa 2018 black carpet
Jumoke Adenowo, Mo Abudu, Zainab Balogun, Alex Ekubo, Mercy Johnson are some of the leading personalities at the 13th edition of The Future Awards Africa holding today at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
Hosted by Bolanle Olukanni and Tobi Bakre, the Awards spotlights individuals who are leading the charge in diverse sectors and impacting their communities positively.
It acknowledges inspiring work and initiatives that have made an impact through social enterprise and creativity.
The Future Awards Africa 2018 is presented by The Future Project, Guaranty Trust Bank and H20h.
About The Future Awards Africa
The Future Awards Africa has been called the ‘Nobel Prize for Young Africans’, and the ‘most important youth awards’ by Forbes. It is a set of prizes given annually to celebrate and accelerate innovation, creativity and enterprise among young Africans aged 18 – 31. It has produced over 150 winners and over 1550 nominees since its first edition in 2006.
It is presented in conjunction with The Future Project, which has the mandate to build empowered citizens across Africa, through (inclusive) enterprise and (active) citizenship. This focus on Human Capital Development is informed by our value proposition: Africa’s growth needs a generation of young people who are gainfully employed and able to demand and secure better leadership.
Our projects include Aiki.ng, an employability portal presented with Microsoft; the Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders, #StartupsAfrica, Intern4Jobs, YMonitor.org presented with National Endowment for Democracy (NED), The Future Enterprise Support Scheme and The Future Awards Africa, described as ‘The Nobel Prize for Young Africans.’