Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo is a retired group captain in the Nigerian Air Force and a former military governor of Kwara State, Nigeria, under Muhammadu Buhari's military government.
The Future Awards Africa, are a set of awards given by The Future Project (TFP), a social enterprise communications firm affiliated to Red Africa. The awards are intended to 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".
Chude Jideonwo is a Nigerian lawyer, journalist and media entrepreneur.
YNaija is a Nigerian online content publishing platform, founded by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams of RED Africa media group. YNaija launched in May 2010 with columnists and various news sources. It offers news, original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy and healthy living.
John Momoh is a Nigerian broadcast journalist and the Chairman and CEO of Channels TV, an independent and multiple award-winning 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos. He is widely recognized in Nigeria as a transformative industry pioneer with the 37-year-long career in news television broadcasting.
Toyin Sokefun-Bello, better known as TY Bello, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, photographer and philanthropist. Prior to pursuing a solo career, she was a member of the now defunct gospel band Kush. TY Bello is also a member of the Nigerian photography collective, Depth of Field. She is best known for her singles "Greenland", "Ekundayo", "This Man", "Freedom" and "Funmise".
Charles O'Tudor is a Nigerian, brand strategist, public speaker and businessman. He is the principal consultant of ADSTRAT Branding Management Consortium.
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji is a Nigerian social entrepreneur and human development expert whose work cuts across entrepreneurship, education, youth development and public leadership. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Rise Networks, a Nigeria-based private and public sector funded Youth Interest social enterprise.
Uche Pedro is a Nigerian entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of BellaNaija, a media tech brand known for entertainment and lifestyle content. Under her leadership, BellaNaija's social footprint has grown through its collective brands - BellaNaija.com, BellaNaija Weddings and BellaNaija Style - to be the largest on the African continent with more than 200 million impressions each month.
Ohimai Amaize is a Nigerian journalist and author with a multi-sectoral background spanning anti-corruption, youth advocacy, civil society, political campaigns, brand development, communications strategy and governance.
Adebola Williams is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, journalist, political activist and motivational speaker. He is the Group CEO of RED | For Africa. He co-founded and runs Red Africa, Africa's largest portfolio of youth media brands which include Red Media Africa, Statecraft Inc., The Future Awards Africa and YNaija.
Mfon Ekpo is a Nigerian entrepreneur and author. In 2017, Ekpo was named one of the most inspiring and influential women in Nigeria by Leading Ladies Africa and shortlisted for the British Council Alumni Awards for Social Impact in Nigeria. Ekpo serves as an Executive Director with The John Maxwell Team.
Gbemileke “Oscar” Oyinsan is a Nigerian media personality from Akure in Ondo State, Nigeria. Popularly known and referred to as Oscar In The City, he is an ex radio broadcaster who previously worked in notable Radio stations in Nigeria, a graduate of Chemical Engineering and is currently the MD/CEO of Amber 11 Media.
Olufemi Oguntamu popularly known as Penzaar, is a Nigerian Social Media Strategist, the founder and lead consultant of Penzaarville, an agency that specializes in social media management, marketing and brand promotion based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Onyinye Ough is a Nigerian author, speaker and activist. She is the executive director of Step up for Social Development and Empowerment in Nigeria, an anti corruption non-governmental organization using storytelling to educate young Nigerians on different types of corruption and its impact on society.
Lorenzo Menakaya is a Nigerian on-air personality, actor, event host, filmmaker and singer. He received nominations for On-Air Personality (OAP) of the year at The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2011 and 2012; and he won the award of Outstanding Radio Presenter at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards 2016.
Tiwalola OlanubiJnr is a Nigerian media, food and technology entrepreneur.
Aisha Salaudeen is a Nigerian multimedia journalist, feminist, producer, and writer who currently works with the CNN. In 2020, she won the Future Awards Africa Prize for Journalism. She was a guest speaker at the Ake Arts and Book Festival 2020.
