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Countdown to the 2012 Nigerian Youth Merit Awards: Full Nominees List Unveiled! BellaNaija, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Stephanie Linus & D’Banj Make the Final Cut

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All is set for the Nigerian Youth Merit Awards, NYMA 2012, this Friday as 18 Nigerian youths who have distinguished themselves in various aspects of national life will receive recognition under the auspices of the National Youth Economic Summit Group.

The Nigerian Youth Merit Awards is an annual red carpet dinner aimed at recognizing outstanding achievements amongst youths in Nigeria as well as a few youth-friendly individuals and organizations that have shown unparalleled commitment to the development of Nigerian youths in various sectors of the economy and all works of life.

The event is expected to showcase several talented Nigerian Youths who have achieved extraordinary success in their chosen endeavour, irrespective of their background and educational status. It will also be a unique entertainment platform for the participants of the National Youth Economic Summit as various musical & comedy acts will be invited to perform at the awards ceremony.

The Nigerian Youth Merit Awards, NYMA, is the grand finale of a highly topical National Youth Economic Summit with the theme “Positioning the youth for ACTIVE PARTICIPATION in an emerging economy”.  The summit is to be hosted by President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Babatunde Fashola; with others such as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Trades and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga and the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, playing different roles as facilitators and mentors.

The National Youth Economic Summit will feature a job fair while resource speakers will make presentations on various topics. The event will simulate the Nigerian Economic Summit and will take place in a single hall with close to 1,000 participants from all sectors of the economy.

Owing to the state of youth unemployment in the country today and the immense job opportunities in the Real Estate Industry, if developed; 3Invest Intelligence, the media and advocacy arm of 3Invest Limited has partnered with NAYES and NYMA 2012 to amplify the opportunities in Real Estate youths whom will find the opportunities in the industry appealing enough for exploration.

Date: Friday 30th November 2012
Time: 7PM
Venue: The Civic Center, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos

Full List of the Final Nominees

Excellence in Leadership
·         Chude Jideonwo
·         Akin Olowokere
·         Toyosi Akerele
·         Nanven Mohammed

Excellence in Business
·         Temitope Ajibola
·         Ladi Delano
·         Jason Njoku
·         Ruth Obih

Best Use of ICT
·         Opeyemi Awoyemi
·         Seun Osewa
·         Onyeka Akumah
·         Gbenga Sesan

 Excellence in Agricultural Development
·         Mosunmola Umoru
·         Olalekan Kehinde
·         Onoja Eziekel

Best Use of Social Media
·         @GidiTraffic
·         @BellaNaija
·         Linda Ikeji
·         Notjustok.com
·         Jason Njoku

Excellence in Journalism
·         Steve Onu (Yaw)
·         Maope Ogun
·         Tolulope Oniru (Toolz)
·         Nancy Ilo
·         Tolu Ogunlesi

Most Outstanding Personality in Film
·         Stephanie Linus
·         Jeta Amata
·         Genevieve Nnaji
·         Tonto Dikeh

Most Outstanding Personality in Music
·         Dapo “D’Banj” Oyebanjo
·         Clarence Peters
·         Audu Maikori
·         Bankole Wellington – Banky W

Most outstanding Personality in Comedy
·         Helen Paul
·         Oluwaseyitan Aletile – Seyi Law
·         Bright Okpocha – Basket Mouth
·         Teju “Babyface” Oyelakin
·         Funny Bone

Excellence in Literature
·         Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
·         Adaobi Nwawubani
·         Teju Cole

Most Outstanding Personality in Fashion
·         Oloruyomi Makun “Yomi Casuals”
·         Paul Ade-Martins
·         Bunmi Ademokoya
·         Tessy Oliseh

Most Outstanding Personality in Engineering and Invention
·         Yewande Akinola
·         Iroye Tolulope
·         Michael Friday
·         Femi Alade

Excellence in Public Service
·         Sobande Philip
·         TY Bello
·         Akinbo Cornerstone
·         SeunFakuade

Most Outstanding Student Entrepreneur
.         Ashbel Ngalabak Ayuba
·         Olanrewaju Smart Wasiu
·         Tonye George

 Excellence in Hospitality and Tourism
·         Olawunmi Mogaji
·         Movida
·         Titus & Tobias Igwe
·         Sophia Lambo
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BellaNaija.com is a media partner of  the 2012 Nigerian Youth Merit Awards

Adeola Adeyemo is a graduate of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from University of Lagos. However, her passion is writing and she worked as a reporter with NEXT Newspaper. She believes that anything can be written about; anything can be a story depending on the angle it is seen from and the writer's imagination. When she is not writing news or feature articles, she slips into her fantasies and creates interesting fiction pieces. She blogs at www.deolascope.blogspot.com

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