Seven Nigerians have been selected as emerging African leaders for the prestigious
Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship for 2018.
A flagship leadership development program of the
African Leadership Institute, the Tutu Leadership Fellowship is awarded to prestigious
young African leaders who are deemed to bring positive change to the continent. The fellowship, which runs in partnership with Oxford University, is awarded to twenty to twenty-five carefully chosen candidates nominated all over Africa and this is the first time,
seven Nigerians will emerge as fellows.
Nigerian Fellows
Oluseun Onigbinde, founder of
BudgiT, a civic organization that works to make public finance data more accessible.
Temi Awogboro, an investment professional, and Nollywood actor and director.
Omoni Oboli, a Nollywood actor.
Chude Jideonwo, founder of Joy Inc, which aims to mainstream the research into positive emotions.
Adebola Williams, CEO of RED Media, a youth focused media brand.
Serah Makka-Ugabe, Nigeria country director for ONE Campaign, an advocacy fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease.
Aminu Umar Sadiq, senior vice president, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority.
