Ceremony date December 18, 2016, 10:00 AM PST Winners Yemi Alade, Yemi Alade, Prize for Music, Prize for Music, Tosin Ajibade, Tosin Ajibade, Prize for New Media, Prize for New Media, Godwin Benson, Godwin Benson, Prize in Education, Prize in Education, Olaniran Abiola, Olaniran Abiola, Prize in Technology, Prize in Technology, Ayo Thompson, Ayo Thompson, Prize for On Air Personality (audio), Prize for On Air Personality (audio), Adenrele Sonariwo, Adenrele Sonariwo, Prize for Arts & Culture, Prize for Arts & Culture, Salihu Dasuki Nakande, Salihu Dasuki Nakande, Prize in Professional Service, Prize in Professional Service, Adebayo Oke-Lawal, Adebayo Oke-Lawal, Prize in Fashion and Design, Prize in Fashion and Design, Bolanle Olukanni, Bolanle Olukanni, Prize for On Air Personality (visual), Prize for On Air Personality (visual), Bidemi Zakariyau, Bidemi Zakariyau, Prize for Media Enterprise, Prize for Media Enterprise, Bukola Bolarinwa, Bukola Bolarinwa, Prize in Advocacy & Activism, Prize in Advocacy & Activism, Somkele Iyamah, Somkele Iyamah, Prize for Actor, Prize for Actor, Theodora Anne Mogo, Theodora Anne Mogo, Prize for Beauty, Prize for Beauty, Asuquo Ekpenyong, Asuquo Ekpenyong, Prize in Public Service, Prize in Public Service, Julius Adewopo, Julius Adewopo, Prize in Agriculture, Prize in Agriculture, Paul Kehinde, Paul Kehinde, Prize in Sports, Prize in Sports, Ifeanyi Orajaka, Ifeanyi Orajaka, Prize in Business, Prize in Business, Chika Oduah, Chika Oduah, Prize for Journalism, Prize for Journalism, Adeola Osunkojo, Adeola Osunkojo, Prize for Screen Producer, Prize for Screen Producer, Mark Okoye, Mark Okoye, Prize for Young Person of the Year, Prize for Young Person of the Year, Lily Kudzro, Lily Kudzro, Prize in Education, Prize in Education, Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza, Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza, Prize in Technology, Prize in Technology, Olamide, Olamide, Prize in Entertainment, Prize in Entertainment, David Asiamah, David Asiamah, Prize in Agriculture, Prize in Agriculture, Emmanuel N B Flomo, Emmanuel N B Flomo, Prize in Public Service, Prize in Public Service, Samuel Malinga, Samuel Malinga, Prize in Business, Prize in Business, Kelvin Mutize, Kelvin Mutize, Prize in Community Action, Prize in Community Action, Philip Obaji, Philip Obaji, Prize for Young Person of the Year, Prize for Young Person of the Year, Queen Baboloki, Queen Baboloki, Prize in Advocacy & Activism, Prize in Advocacy & Activism, Olufunbi Falayi, Olufunbi Falayi, Prize in Enterprise Support, Prize in Enterprise Support, Philip Obaji, Philip Obaji, Prize in Education, Prize in Education, Joshua Okello, Joshua Okello, Prize in Technology, Prize in Technology, Diamond Platnumz, Diamond Platnumz, Prize in Entertainment, Prize in Entertainment, Boniface Mwangi, Boniface Mwangi, Prize in Advocacy & Activism, Prize in Advocacy & Activism, Bunmi Otegbade, Bunmi Otegbade, Prize in Enterprise Support, Prize in Enterprise Support, Sangu Delle, Sangu Delle, Prize for Young Person of the Year, Prize for Young Person of the Year, Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, Prize in Community Action, Prize in Community Action, Lukman Jaji, Lukman Jaji, Prize in Public Service, Prize in Public Service, Samir Ibrahim, Samir Ibrahim, Prize in Agriculture, Prize in Agriculture, Andrew Mupuya, Andrew Mupuya, Prize in Business, Prize in Business, Charles Nichols, Charles Nichols, Prize in Agriculture, Prize in Agriculture | ||
The future awards africa 2016 nominees unveiling pt 1
The Future Africa Awards & Summit, also known as (The Future Africa Awards and formerly known as The Future Awards), are a set of awards given by The Future Project (TFP), a social enterprise communications firm affiliated to Red Africa. The awards celebrate young people between the ages of 18 and 31, who have made outstanding achievement in the year under consideration. Forbes has described the awards as "Nigeria’s most important awards for outstanding young Nigerians".
Contents
- The future awards africa 2016 nominees unveiling pt 1
- Watch the future awards africa 2015
- History
- Nomination and judging process
- Judging
- Award ceremonies
- Telecast
- Categories
- Young Person of the Year Award
- Criticism
- Awards
- Associated events
- References
The idea for the awards was conceived by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams in 2005.
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History
The first awards ceremony was held on February 6, 2006 at the Muson Centre in Lagos to honor the outstanding achievements of the 2005/2006 season and subsequent editions have held at diverse locations, with that of 2011 holding on January 30, 2011 at the Landmark Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Since the 7th season in 2012, it has consistently been held at the Altec Azcum in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. 2013's edition was hosted by on-air personality, Toke Makinwa and rapper, Vector.
In 2013, the name of the awards was changed to reflect the partnership with the African Union and its pan-Africanness.
Nomination and judging process
Nominations were open for a two-week period, usually ending sometime in December of the preceding year, until the timeline format was changed for the 2012 awards year.
Since 2004, nomination results have been announced to the public in late January. Prior to that, the results were announced in early February. Nominations are on TFA's Facebook page. In 2013 however, they were announced in July, 2013.
Judging
There is a 4-stage, 3-month long judging process involving a board of judges and an audit aommittee. Judges come from all over Africa to include Forbes’ Mfonobong Nsehe. The judges include Belinda Otas (Assistant Editor, New African Woman), Brenda Wendo (Deputy Features Editor, The Star Newspaper, Kenya), Billie Adwoa McTernan (Ghana correspondent, The Africa Report), Adam Bouhadma (Editor, 9rayti.com, Morocco), Michelle Atagana (Managing Editor, Memeburn).
Those on the audit committee are: Katja Schiller Nwator (Leadership Development and CSR Manager, The Tony Elumelu Foundation), Mahamadou Sy (Founder and Executive Director of the Institut Supérieur de Développement Local (ISDL), Senegal), Wendy Luhabe (author), Abiola Alabi (MD, MNet Africa), Tonye Cole (Executive Director, Sahara Group), Ndidi Nwuneli (Founder LEAP Africa), Mo Abudu (CEO, Ebony Life TV), Gbenga Sesan (Founder Paradigm Initiative Nigeria), Eikem Nutifafa (Founding Partner, Oxford and Beaumont, Ghana), Chi-Chi Okonjo (Publisher, Ventures Africa), Victoria Trabosh (Founder, Ithafari Foundation), Taa Wongbe (Managing Partner The Khana Group), Ayo Ajayi (MD, PATH Global) and Jennah Scott (Director, Liberia Philanthropy Secretariat, Office of the President).
Award ceremonies
The awards are usually presented in February, except for 2012 when the awards where the ceremony was shifted to August.
Telecast
The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony that is also streamed on the internet, most commonly in February or March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the final shortlist of nominees.
Categories
The awards are given to winners in ten categories, including the Young Person of the Year category, trimmed down from the initial twenty-one.
Young Person of the Year Award
Winners of the Young Person of the Year award include Tanzanian entrepreneur Ashish Thakkar, malaria scientist Ify Aniebo, award-winning writer Chimamanda Adichie, NASA scholar Tosin Otitoju, agriculture entrepreneur and advocate Nnaemekan Ikegwuonu, amongst others.
Criticism
The awards have drawn criticism from several quarters in recent times, especially as regards the ages of the nominees. In December 2011, Chude Jideonwo released a statement, stating: “We certainly have had more than a few complaints about the ages of one or two nominees. We sincerely appreciate those reactions and the fact that people feel so strongly about this awards process confirms to us that people believe in what we are doing... Over the years we have had to withdraw the nominations of a few nominees who have been unable to prove their actual ages; indeed, The Future Awards is one of the very few processes that actually demands proof of nominees’ claims.”
They announce a two-week complaint period, within which members of the public can email complaints about any nominee to the Central Working Committee about the age, substance of achievement, or any other claims by the nominees.
In 2009, an email exchange between dancer and a former winner of the award, Qudus Onikeke and Chude, leaked on the Sahara Reporters blog, as the former sought to clarify comments he had made -about the Young Person of the Year Award given to pop superstar, D'banj - in the year after his win, against the backdrop of the GOOD Music artiste's controversial video for Suddenly.
Awards
The Future Africa Awards won the Event of the Year award at the first ever The Nigerian Event Awards (TNEA), which held on Sunday 8 May 2011 at The Grandeur, Oregun, Lagos. It beat other nominees like the MAMA Awards 2010, Elite Model Look, Hennessy Artistry 2010, Face of Africa and Thisday Style Event
In February of 2013, its founders, Jideonwo and Williams were both named in Forbes' 30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs.
Associated events
The following projects are closely associated with the annual Future Awards ceremony: