8th December, 2017
Harrison Iyoha
The Central Working Committee of The Future Awards Africa has announced award-winning singer/songwriter, Adekunle Gold and TV personality, Mimi Onalaja as the hosts of this year’s event.
Themed Nigeria’s New Tribe, the awards will acknowledge inspiring young Nigerians aged 18-31 making a difference through social enterprise, social good, and creativity.
With 105 nominees selected over categories, including music, beauty, fashion & design, professional service, sports and more, 21 winners will be announced at the event, including the highly-coveted ‘Young Person of the Year’.
The 12th edition of The Future Awards Africa is set to hold on 9 December, 2017 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
The Future Awards Africa 2017 is presented by The Future Project and Refreshed by 7Up.
The official hashtags are #TFAA2017 and #NigeriasNewTribe.
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 1,550 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.
