Nigeria's 25 under 25 awards
Popular names such as Kiki Osinbajo, Taaooma, and Sydney Talker has been included in the lis of Nigeria’s 25 under 25 awards which holds on the 29th of August, 2020.
The 5th edition of Nigeria’s Youth Entrepreneurship Leadership Program better known as Nigeria’s 25 under 25 awards which comes up this Saturday is used to recognize entrepreneur (Founders & Co-founders) who started out under the age of 25.
This is organized every year by SME1OOAfrica to recognize and celebrate 25 Nigerians under the age of 25 who are doing phenomenal things in Nigeria and contributing to socio-economic development in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s 25 Under 25 awards provide young entrepreneurs who cut across fields such as Agriculture, Government, Sports, Technology, Social Entrepreneurship and so on with a stipend, access to finance, 12-month incubation, one-on-one leadership coaching and access to a diverse network of technical advisors, mentors, and potential investors for young entrepreneurs.
Nigerian Vice president’s daughter, Kiki Osinbajo (27) tops the 2020 nomination list of Nigeria’s 25 Under 25 Awards. Kiki Osinbajo is an entrepreneur. She’s the CEO of Glam’d Africa, a beauty fashion store as well as Konyin Skincare line that manufactures beauty products.
Kiki is joined on the list by skit creator, Maryam Adedoyin Apaokagi, better known as Taaooma (21). The young comedian has blessed many homes with her funny skits.
There is also a place for one of Nigeria’s influential Instagram skit makers, Sydney Egere, popularly known as Sydney Talker (25) in the 2020 nomination list.
They trio are joined by 23 other Nigerians in the nomination list for this year’s award. The award is given to entrepreneurs that are 27 years and below as at the time of the presention.