Nigeria’s number 1 Travel YouTuber; Tayo Aina took home the award for Content Creation at the sixteenth edition of The Future Awards Africa, which took place Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Lagos.
The 16th edition of the Awards, themed “Celebrating Challengers and Builders”, aimed to celebrate young people who have challenged the status quo in their respective spheres of influence and have worked to build lifelong legacies that will transform generations for years to come.
Tayo Aina, in his acceptance speech said it was his first ever time winning an award and hoped for more to come. He also re-iterated this fact via an Instagram post where he revealed that he was once an Uber driver in Lagos;
“From being an Uber driver on the streets of Lagos to climbing this stage to win my first award ever. It’s pretty surreal….”
Other winning nominees from the night include:
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM
Winner: Wilson Atumeyi (29)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR COMMUNITY ACTION
Winner: Tunde Onakoya (27)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR MUSIC (Endowed by Infinix)
Winner: Temilade ‘Tems’ Openiyi (26)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Winner: Khalil Nur Khalil (28)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ACTING
Winner: Bimbo Ademoye (30)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM
Winner: S.I Ohumu (26)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR LAWYERS
Winner: Oyinkansola ‘Foza’ Fawehinmi (25)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR FILM
Winner: Kayode Kasum (30)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Winner: Jerry Mallo (27)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Kennedy Ekezie (24)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ART AND LITERATURE
Winner: Chigozie Obi (24)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Winner: Dr. Cassandra Akinde (30)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Winner: Mufid Sulaiman Abubakar (29), Ikanna Okim (23), Asaka Ewerechukwu Favour (21), Goodness Adesewa (24, Uchechi Promise Echefu (29), Joseph Oloruntola Adeola (28), Uzoaku Odinachukwu Amadi (24), Joy Adesina (24), Elizabeth Ekeoseye (21)
THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR FASHION
Winner: Weiz Dhurm Franklyn (30)
Congratulations to all the winners especially our very own Tayo Aina!
