The Future Awards Announces Extension of Nomination Deadline

In response to requests for more time, nominations for The Future Awards have been extended. The new closing date for the nominations is Sunday, November 21, 2010.

Now in its 6th year, The Future Awards, described as Nigeria’s biggest youth event, is the flagship platform under The Future Project, which is an umbrella of youth development projects and programmes that seeks to empower young people and re-direct them towards adding value to themselves and society with strong, positive images and messages.

The 6th season of The Future Awards was launched on the 30th of September, 2010. Twenty categories will be recognized this season. These categories are Best Use of Advocacy, Actor of the Year, Best Use of Technology, Best use of Science, Business Owner of the Year, Comedian of the Year, Best Use of Science, Creative Artist of the Year, Journalist of the Year, Magazine of the Year, Musician of the Year, Music Producer of the Year, On-air Personality of the Year (Radio), On-air Personality of the Year (TV), Professional of the Year (Corporate), Professional of the Year (Creative), Screen Producer of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year, Team of the Year, and special regards for Young Person of the Year and Excellence in Public Service.
Nominees must be Nigerian citizens and must be aged 18 – 31. If you want to nominate anyone, all you need to do is go to the website www.thefuturenigeria.com/nominations/, click the ‘Nominate’ link and fill in information about the nominees’ work and why you think he/she should win. Kindly ensure you get all nominations in by midnight November 21.