I met Temitope Florence Adejumo recently and agreed to grant this interview. Temitope is a Gospel artist that just launched her first album recently. Enjoy…
Can We Meet You?
I am Temitope Florence Adejumo, also known as T. P. Crown. I am from Ojah Community of Akoko Edo Local Government in Edo State. I am the [...]

Hello people!
How was your weekend? I had this interview with Emmanuel Gabari over the weekend. Emmanuel is a KANO-based broadcaster cum musician.
He talked about his life, family, music career and so on. Enjoy

Can we meet you?
My name is Emmanuel Gabari.

Who is Emmanuel Gabari?

Sometimes it is very difficult to describe who Emmanuel Gabari is, but let [...]

In recognition of the success of Nigeria’s most respected youth event: The Future Nigeria Awards; the Africa Union (AU), “in considering a best practice necessary for adaptation during the review of its ongoing Youth Innovative and Creative Awards”, last month moved to adopt strategy from The Future Awards to implement one of its key youth [...]

Innovation means a new way of doing things. The goal of innovation is positive change, to make someone or something better and innovation leading to increased productivity is the fundamental source of increasing wealth in an economy. MTN, the leading telecoms brand in Africa and the Middle East is always at the forefront of innovation [...]

On behalf of the Conflict Security and Development Group (CSDG) of Kings College, University of London, I write to invite you to a half day workshop ‘Youth Vulnerability and Exclusion (YOVEX) in Lagos’ on Tuesday 7th April 2009 at the Protea Leadway Hotel, Maryland, Lagos from 9am.

In 2006, the CSDG, King’s College [...]

The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre is a Nigerian nongovernmental organization working to encourage Nigerian girls and women to use information and communication technology (ICT) to empower themselves socially and economically is currently accepting application for its coming ICT empowerment Young Women’s Programme.

The program will help the young women:
· Develop skills in the use and management [...]

Hello people!
How was your week been?
I will like to introduce to you a free global user-generated events portal-EventArcade.
EventArcade is a user-generated event listing site that allows you to post any kind of event from every part of the world - festivals, concerts, conferences, carnivals, exhibitions, religious programmes, luncheons, seminars, trainings, symposiums, summits, tours and so [...]

“There is no substitute to deep-rooted knowledge in your field of endeavour. Therefore, learning is crucial. Do not assume that business is simple especially web-based business. Get the fundamentals right and take your audience/customers seriously. You will gain experience along the way. Adjust your business based on experience, to suit your market audience.” Oluniyi David [...]

Lagos–February 6, 2009 — The Change-A-Life project in partnership with the Lagos State Government has announced its plans to become formally institutionalized as Change-A-Life Foundation. The event will be televised live on Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) on February 21, 2009 between 7pm -9pm.
The project, which is championed by Ms. Funmi Iyanda, began in 2002 with [...]

Ahmad Mukoshy is the brain behind Aimtech Hosting Company. I had this interview recently. Happy reading
SN: Please tell us about yourself, your background and interests?


Ahmad: That’s way too long to tell. But, I am Ahmad Mukoshy and I am still in college. I am 19 years old and I come from a family of education [...]

On-Air Personality of the Year (Radio)
TYENG GYANG (COOL FM ABUJA)
Best Use of Technology
BAMIDELE ODUFUYE
Best Use of Advocacy
EMMANUEL ETIM
Musician of the Year
9ICE
Actor of the Year
FUNKE AKINDELE
Artist of the Year
EMEKA OKEREKE
Magazine of the Year
ACE
Style Entrepreneur of the Year
UCHE NNAJI (OUCH!)
Comedian of the Year
OMOBABA
Business Owner of the [...]

* Cobhams, Funke Akindele, 9ice Others Grab Awards
* D’banj takes over from Chimamanda as Young Person of the Year
Last weekend was all about Nigeria’s young people, as The Future Awards hit the nation with a bumper package of two major events: the “Do Something” Pre-Awards conference on [...]

On-Air Personality of the Year (Radio)
Tyeng Gyang (Cool FM Abuja)
Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi (Cool FM Lagos)
Chuks Roberts (Cosmo FM Enugu)
Best Use of Technology
Bamidele Odufuye
Icebox Studios
Yinka Adetoye

Best Use of Advocacy
Tosyn Bucknor
Emmanuel James-Odiase
Emmanuel Etim
Musician of the Year
Dbanj
9ice
Psquare
Asa
Actor of the Year
Jennifer Osamor
Funke Akindele
Mercy Johnson
Artist of the Year
Saheed Adejuwon
Emeka Okereke
Adolphus Opara
Magazine of the Year
Ace
Soundcity Blast
The Applause
Style Entrepreneur of [...]

Hello people!
Happy New Year ‘009. I had this interview with Lateef Olajide, an Internet Business Strategist. Lateef is a brain behind www.internetmarketingnigeria.com
Happy reading…..

SN: Please tell us about yourself, your background and interests?
Lateef: My name is Lateef Olajide. I am from Ogun State precisely, Abeokuta. I had my primary and secondary school education in Abeokuta. [...]

Youngstars Foundation, Jos, Nigeria with support from the National Endowment for Democracy, NED USA, is glad to announce the call for application from young people across African for its foremost youth democracy and good governance program DESPLAY, beginning in January 2009. Democracy Series: Participation - Learning and Active Youths (DESPLAY) is a knowledge based and [...]

So, everytime there is a conference - you hear the speakers teach, admonish, advise, inspire..
Every year there is the awards, you see the winners - they inspire, they motivate, they are role models…
But then how about YOU? You must wonder: isn’t it about time that you moved from watching and listening to being?!
How did these [...]

As we approach the Christmas season, crime rate is on the increase.
Typically, there is tremendous pressure on people, including criminals to meet the demands of the season. It is therefore expedient to remind us of certain risks associated with the season and how these could be mitigated.


Residential Security
*Be alert and aware of your environment. Keep low profile.
*Always [...]

The Central Working Committee of The Future Awards, on the morning of Tuesday, the 2nd of December, announced the list of nominees for the 4th edition of Nigeria’s most respected youth awards.
“It’s been weeks of intense work and research, and we are proud, immensely proud of the list we have from more than 10, 000 [...]

Farafina magazine invites you to joint them for their premiere Visual Arts & Literature event holding at Bambuddha Restaurant on the 13th of December, 2008 at 2p.m. There will be a photography exhibition (by Adolphus Opara), a film screening (selected clips from Molara Wood’s interview with acclaimed writer, Ben Okri), spoken word performances, and readings [...]

- The Awards holds on the 17th and 18th of January
- “Their work is more than impressive… it is inspiring,” – Reuben Abati

Wrapping up a whirlwind and eagerly followed tour around the country, the organizers of The Future Awards headed to the UK in a series of presentations to spread the [...]

Damilare Onajole started playing with computers in late 2002. His first computer was a Pentium II, Windows ‘98 runned computer, actually owned by his father for business. Engrossed by the awe the internet holds, he picked up his first HTML 3.2 lessons from www.w3schools.org
I had this interview with him recently. Enjoy it….

SN: Please tell [...]

I had this interview (via email) with Francis Onwumere. He is a freelance web developer. You can alson this @www.startupsnigeria.com


Enjoy the interview…

Francis said no matter the difficulty you are facing as a startup

“Start by having a plan. At least start and don’t let the difficulties woo you”

SN: Please tell us [...]

Fresh off massively successful tours of Benin, Abuja, and Enugu, The Future Awards 2009 hit in quick succession the cities of Kaduna and Calabar with its ground-breaking idea of town hall meetings.

The Kaduna town hall meeting held in the final week of October at the NAF Club, Kaduna, with more than a hundred [...]

By Funmi Iyanda
This extraordinary morning, I sit in my hotel room in Johannesburg just crying silently. I am stranded in this city because the Nigerian airline cancelled its flight. I am not angry about the airline, I understand why this things happens in my nation. I had hoped to watch the American elections with friends [...]

- Stella Okoli (MON) joins the Board of Trustees

The central working committee for The Future Awards Season 4 has announced the usual extension of nominations. Nominations were announced to end for the 31st of October but have now been extended for two weeks – until the 14th of November 2008.

Whilst the [...]

As The Future Awards team fulfills its promise to crisscross the nation with the message of inspiration for young Nigerians from varying backgrounds, it has been a rollercoaster ride!

On the 22nd of October, the national tour moved to the ancient city of Benin in Edo State, where The Future Awards engaged with a [...]

Fresh off a highly successful Town Hall meeting in the city of Abuja, The Future.. Awards continues its much-anticipated national tour of the nation’s six geo-political zones, to take the message of the Awards to youths at the grassroots and to ensure that nominations and participation in the process comes from all over the country.
The [...]

The much-talked-about National Tour for The Future Awards 2009 has kicked off! Following the spectacular launch of the Awards at a media and VIP event in Lagos, and the unveil of the “i am the future” campaign, the organizers are going around the country to sensitize youths from every corner and at the grassroots about [...]