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Bukonla Adebakin
March 8, 2022
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#BreakTheBias: Leading the vanguard for improved representation of women in Nigeria

by Bukonla Adebakin “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg In 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman ever to be nominated as Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Hernomination by President Bill Clinton and her 27-year tenure before... Read More
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August 4, 2021
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The Future Project Africa launches Local Government Performance Report (LGPR) …assess the delivery of public goods by Local Governments in Lagos.

The Future Project Africa has launched the Local Government Performance Report – a report aimed at assessing the delivery of public goods and services by local governments in Lagos. The novel project launched on Tuesday, 11th May, in which a pool of dedicated research associates surveyed Lagosians across the 20 local governments in Lagos. The... Read More
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March 4, 2021
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The Future Project commences the final phase of the FOI campaign to empower social innovators

Freedom of information is an integral part of human rights. It is an efficient tool for citizen empowerment and holding the government accountable. When citizens have access to crucial government information, hiding abuses of power and other illegal activities become difficult. Freedom of information is recognised worldwide, both in paper and practice, as there are... Read More
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December 1, 2020
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The Future Project is set to launch the Freedom of Information (FOI) Project to encourage transparency in governance

As part of their goal to solve the continent’s largest issues, The Future Project is set to launch the Freedom of Information (FOI) project – a campaign aimed at encouraging accountability and transparency in government. The novel project sheds light on the Freedom of Information Act (FOI Act) 2011. This legislation gives Nigerians the right... Read More
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October 12, 2020
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Fresh off #EndSARS protest, Toke Makinwa unveiled as host for The Future Awards Africa 2020; themed ‘The Age of Revolution’

For its first ever TV and Virtual event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced on-air personality and one of Africa’s biggest social influencers, Toke Makinwa as host for the 2020 edition of TFAA in a cross-platform online exclusive event. It is also the 15th year anniversary of the awards. Makinwa along with a co-host... Read More
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August 17, 2020
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The Future Awards Africa announces 3-day TV & Digital Festival celebrating the power of youth | 27 – 29 November

In a bold move that pioneers a new way of delivering immersive event experiences in the age of COVID, The Future Awards Africa in partnership with Y! Africa has announced The Future Festival 2020 – a 3-day TV & Digital Festival to celebrate the transformative power of youth, especially in 2020. The festival holds from... Read More
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August 5, 2020
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Diversity is lacking in Nigeria’s meeting rooms, and it’s bad for business

Nigeria has a diversity problem. We see it on our streets, in our schools and in our interactions on social media. We create silos where only our perspectives matter in any conversation. This is a troubling phenomenon, especially when it spreads into our workspaces, corrupting relationships and weakening the overall power of the company to... Read More
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May 20, 2020
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Juliet Ibrahim, Etim Effiong, Ruth Kadiri, Segalink, Ruggedman join BeatingCorona Campaign

Nigeria’s foremost intervention database, BeatingCorona has rolled out a new awareness campaign to inspire radical responsibility and spotlight how people across various industries, demography and location are fighting the coronavirus. This campaign which is tagged “How I am Beating Corona to #Savethefuture” has enlisted an impressive cachet of celebrities and influential figures who have greatly... Read More
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February 18, 2020
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The Future Awards Africa announces call for nomination 2020 in partnership with The African Union Commission

The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) partners with the African Union Commission towards achieving 1 million By 2021 Initiative. The initiative was launched in April 2019 at the African Union Commission by the Chairperson of the AUC H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat and intends to deliver at least 1 million opportunities to young Africans in the areas... Read More
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November 12, 2019
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Mitsubishi Motors Nigeria partners The Future Awards Africa, hosts 2019 nominees

Mitsubishi Motors Nigeria, a heritage car brand that has pioneered innovative technologies, partnered with The Future Awards Africa, as it hosted nominees of the 2019 edition of the awards to a reception yesterday at its Victoria Island, Lagos showroom. The partnership builds on Mitsubishi Motors Nigeria’s vision on youth investment and its ‘Drive Your Ambition’... Read More
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September 27, 2019
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Ex-BBNaija housemate, Khafi Kareem and media personality, Temisan Emmanuel announced as season hosts for The Future Awards Africa

The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has unveiled former Big Brother Naija 2019 contestant, Khafi Kareem and media personality, Temisan Emmanuel as season hosts for the 14th edition of the event which is scheduled to hold in Lagos. Maintaining the theme, Nigeria’s New Tribe, the Awards which recently received a groundbreaking endorsement from the United Nations, seeks... Read More
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August 26, 2019
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The Future Awards Africa announces call for nomination; receives United Nations endorsement

The Future Awards Africa today announced the call for nomination for this year’s edition of the continent’s biggest youth awards scheduled to take place in November. The launch event which held at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja saw Amina Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations endorsing the prestigious Awards which has been described as... Read More
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August 12, 2019
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Bukonla Adebakin: Innovative curriculum design is an integral part of National development.

On this #IYD2019, we must all come to terms to one immutable truth; a nation and its people can only truly reach their potential if they embrace National development, the process of reconstructing attitudes and expectations towards community centric development. But is national development possible without educational reform? The evidence suggests not. Education at the... Read More
Specials
June 27, 2019
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Maiden edition of SDG Media Zone Africa ends with key recommendations on SDG implementation in Africa

On 24th of June 2019, TOG teamed up with The Good Fathers Foundation to host the maiden edition of the SDG MEDIA ZONE AFRICA. The event held at Oriental Hotel Lagos state and had in attendance, advocacy groups, Social Influencers, SDG Advocates, and more. The media zone is the first of its kind in Nigeria. According to the Founder and Executive... Read More
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May 18, 2019
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The Future Awards Africa kicks-off community tour; engages students on career and nation building

The Future Project, organizers of the continent’s biggest youth awards event, The Future Awards Africa, has launched a series of community and media activities running from March through May, 2019 in preparation for this year’s edition of the event. The tour which is set to cover Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states provide a platform for... Read More
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May 10, 2019
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TFAA Winner, Julius Adewopo to receive the 2019 Agropolis Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food

Dr. Julius Adewopo, winner of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Agriculture 2016, is set to receive the 2019 Agropolis Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food in the “Young Promising Scientist” category. He will receive a plaque certificate and prize of €20,000. The 2019 Award ceremony will be held in Montpellier (France) during the... Read More
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April 26, 2019
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4th Republic star, Kate Henshaw and Ferdy Adimefe share thrilling political experience with thought leaders at Thursday Talks Lagos

It was an insightful moment at the April edition of Thursday Talks, the monthly conversation with thought leaders, change agents and active citizens aimed at driving conversations around the demand for good governance driven by active citizenship. In what can be termed a special edition, the participants converged at Filmhouse Cinema, Surulere to watch 4th... Read More
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December 2, 2018
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#NigeriasNewTribe: Davido, Ahmed Musa, Adesua Etomi, Chinwe Egwin, Samson Itodo, others make The Future Awards Africa 2018 nominees list

The Central Working Committee (CWC) of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the nominees for the 13th edition of Africa’s biggest youth awards set to hold on 16 December, 2018 at the Balmoral Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. With 20 award categories this year, the CWC unveiled one hundred (100) nominees which include artistes,... Read More
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April 26, 2018
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Chellarams UNILAG Entrepreneurship Centre features Innocent Chukwuma, Bukonla Adebakin, Afua Osei on Sunday April 29th 2018

Chellarams UNILAG Entrepreneurship Centre is a certificate program for social entrepreneurs, social sector development practitioners, NGO professionals/enthusiast and general humanitarians that offers the best value, exposure and resources for participants during the 6 weeks program. It offers a fresh approach to non-profit management that will position you for success and help you and your organization... Read More
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International Women's Day
March 8, 2018
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Bukonla Adebakin: Close the ranks, this International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day, we join the world to celebrate women and refocus our influences and resources towards achieving the vital goal of gender equality. It is also an opportunity to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially goal number 5 which... Read More
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September 1, 2017
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Tonye Cole, Osayi Alile, Mimi Onalaja, Ayo Thompson, others step out for AccelerateLabs Launch

Tonye Cole, Osayi Alile, Mimi Onalaja, Ayo Thompson, and others were among the influential personalities at the official launch of Accelerate Labs powered by Microsoft Nigeria in partnership with the The Future Project. The event was held yesterday at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Accelerate Labs is an initiative to support socially-inclined, high-profit and competitive businesses among young entrepreneurs in the country. Themed... Read More
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August 7, 2017
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The Future Project and Microsoft Nigeria announces call for application for Accelerate the Economy through Youth in Enterprise (Accelerate LABS)

The Future Project in collaboration with Microsoft Nigeria today announced the call for application for accelerate the Economy through Youth in Enterprise (Accelerate LABS). Accelerate LABS is the activation of Small and Medium Scale Business Engines to accelerate economic development through enterprise development and technology. Through this intervention, the initiative will equip 2,160 youth across... Read More
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March 4, 2017
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RED executives join 500 speakers to discuss the future of social media at #SMWLagos2017

The fifth edition of one of the biggest conferences in Africa – Social Media Week Lagos kicked off on Monday, March 27, 2017 with over 150 events, 500 speakers and over 12,000 attendees. Amongst these speakers were members of the executive team from RED, Nigeria’s leading innovative media company. Leaders of RED also featured at... Read More
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December 23, 2016
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Chude Jideonwo: What’s our biggest accomplishment at RED?

I was asked in an interview (with my co-founder, Adebola Williams) a month or so ago: What is our biggest accomplishment in RED? I have been asked many times before and each time I have given the same answer, unprepared. And somehow, within me, I would feel uncomfortable: shouldn’t you brand a bit so you... Read More
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November 17, 2016
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The Future Awards Africa announces plans for next 10 years, rolls out country-to-country model, opens up franchises

The Central Working Committee for Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA), has announced its plans for the next 10 years of the awards. The move follows a review of the last ten years by its Global Board of Advisors – meeting in July 2016. Based on that decision, the series of events... Read More
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May 6, 2015
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Buhari: We will Destroy Boko Haram

by Akan Ido President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his determination to solve the challenge of insecurity in the country. Buhari said this on Tuesday, during a meeting with young leaders who met with him to set the youth agenda for the incoming administration. The president-elect said: “Insecurity has taken us back several years but Boko... Read More
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