Simisola ‘Simi’ Ogunleye, Zainab Balogun, Chidi Ajaere, Mark Angel, Nadine Ibrahim were among the winners at The Future Awards Africa 2018 held yesterday at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
Youth advocate, Samson Itodo was however the biggest winner of the night as he carted away the coveted Young Person of the Year 2018 award for his work as leader of the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA), a non-governmental organization calling for youth participation in governance.
Hosted by Bolanle Olukanni and Tobi Bakre, 20 winners emerged at this year’s event, with trailblazers selected across their communities in categories ranging from social activism, business, and entertainment.
The Future Awards Africa celebrates young, diverse and innovative young Africans between the ages of 18 and 31, who are making a difference through social good, social enterprise and creativity.
The Future Awards Africa 2018 is presented by The Future Project, Guaranty Trust Bank and H20h.
See the full list of winners below:
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for comedy
Winner: Mark Angel
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Photography
Winner: Emmanuel Oyeleke
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Business
Winner: Chidi Ajaere
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for New Media
Winner John Obidi
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Acting
Winner Zainab Balogun
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Advocacy
Winner: Uche Kenneth Udekwe
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Agriculture
Winner: Ayodele Sipasi Olalekan
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for screen producer
Winner: Nadine Ibrahim
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for OAP TV
Winner: Olive Emodi
The Future Awards Africa 2018 University of Sussex Prize for Education
Winner: Itodo Anthony
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for professional Service
Temi Marcella Awogboro
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Public service
Winner: Daniel Philemon Saradau
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Fashion
Winner: Tosin Ogundadegbe
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Journalism
Winner: Linus Unah
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Creativity
Winner: Ayobola Kekere Ekun
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Technology
Winner: Odunayo Oweniyi, Joshua Chibueze and Somotochukwu Ifezue (Piggy Bank)
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Tosyn Bucknor Prize for OAP Radio
Winner: Foluwake Folustorms Ogunkeye
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Music
Winner: Simisola ‘Simi’ Bolatito Ogunleye
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for sports
Winner Ahmed Musa
The Future Awards Africa 2018 Young person of the year
Winner: Samson Itodo
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