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By Zika Bobby
Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria has begun nominations of qualified and deserving young Nigerians for the 2025 edition of the 10 Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Award.
Speaking in Lagos, the Chairperson for the 2025 JCI Nigeria TOYP, Yetunde Odunola Oyeyipo said nominations for the 2025 edition of the prestigious award opened in December 2024 and will close by February 2025.
Oyeyipo said nominations will be reviewed and evaluated by a panel of judges to select the top 30 nominees and confirmed by the audit partners by March 2025.
According to Oyeyipo, the ten categories are Business, Economic and/or Entrepreneur Accomplishment; Political, Legal and/or Governmental Affairs; Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment; Cultural Achievement; Moral and/or Environmental Leadership; Contribution to Children/World Peace and/or Human Right; Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership, Scientific and/or Technological Development; Personal Improvement and/or Accomplishment and Medical innovation.
She said the winners will also have the opportunity to compete on the global stage with other top 10 of over 50 countries where JCI is present, adding that seven Nigerians have been privileged to be honoured at the global stage – namely Ray Ekpu (1988), Dr. Modupe Osho (1996), Dr. Ola Orekunrin (2013), Imrana Buba (2017), Adepeju Opeyemi Jaiyeoba (2017), Jacinta Uramah (2018), and TemieGiwa-Tubosun (2021).
