PHOTOS: Osinbajo, Amaechi, Tonye Cole, others step out for The Future Awards Africa 2017

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 amongst 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 a 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.

Founded by the Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams, TFP is supervised by a Global Board of Advisors drawn from Africa, Europe, North America and the Middle East, including the Coordinating Minister of the Nigerian Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Senior Economic Advisor with the Open Society Foundations, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili; co-founder of ONE, Jamie Drummond and the Chief of Cabinet with the Africa Development Bank, Anne Kabagambe.

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Akah Nnani

Bayo Oke Lawal

Chris Kwekowe

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

Boluwatife Oladipupo

Timilehin Bello and Isaac Oladipupo

Kenny Blaq

Ini Dima Okojie

Olive Emordi

Otto Orondaam

Seyi Law

Tallulah Doherty

Tonye Cole and Wife