Sule Jacob

Chief Executive, iRead To Live Initiative

Jacob O. Sule, Executive Director iRead To Live Initiative (Nigeria) ,a non profit organization promoting quality education and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. He is the convener of the Human Rights Cafe - a virtual collaborative conversation set up to enlighten new generations of leaders to know and promote the advocacy of citizens’ rights and dignity of all persons. He was named as a 2019 Literacy champion by International Literacy Association, USA, Global Competence Trainer for Inspire Citizens, Beijing China. Jacob specializes in Law, Education & Policy, and Human rights issues. He is currently serving as a HundrED Ambassador, Resident expert on the SDGs, and TeachSDGs Ambassador. Jacob holds two bachelor degrees in Law and Public Administration.

Juliet Yop Pwajok

Lecturer; University of Jos

Dr. Pwajok is an expert in peace and conflict management, and a drug addiction prevention (UNPLUGGED) master trainer with UNODC. She does a lot of research on gender-based violence and other gender-related issues

Ibrahim Faruk

YIAGA (Not Too Young To Run)

Ibrahim Faruk is an active Nigerian citizen. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree (Second Class Upper) in Political Science from the University of Jos (2008) and a Master’s of Science (M.Sc.) in Conflict Management and Peace Studies from the University of Jos.

Ibrahim has over 10 years experience in democracy and good governance and cross-cutting fields and is currently the Program Manager for the Governance and Development Program at Yiaga Africa. As the National Coordinator of the Not Too Young To Run Movement, which successfully amended the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, his work has contributed to increasing the political participation of youth in Nigeria’s political system.

Fakorede Seun

Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Oyo State

Seun Fakorede is the Commissioner of Youths and Sports in Oyo State. An engineer by profession, entrepreneur, consultant and author.

As a proactive, seasoned and dedicated professional with 7+ years of experience providing comprehensive administrative, operational and managerial support to various organisations — Seun's expertise lies in coordinating and leading administrative and operational functions for senior-level personnel’s and executives.

Rinsola Abiola

Advocate for Gender equality and youths inclusion in politics

Rinsola Abiola is a public relations specialist with work experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors. She is an advocate for gender equity and youth inclusion in governance.

Oyindamola Adegboye

Project Lead, Internet4Good (I4G) Africa – Moderator

Oyindamola is a social impact strategist who works at the intersection of communications, social policy and youth development. With five years experience that cuts across both private and nonprofit sectors, her professional competencies encompass strategic and development communication, consultancy, project design and management, writing and (qualitative) research. She is currently the Project Lead for Internet4Good, a project funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung which seeks to challenge negative stereotypes about how young Africans use the Internet.

Oyindamola is also an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Scholar (2017-2019) in Education Policies for Global Development at the Universities of Oslo, Amsterdam, Malta, and Barcelona (Autonomous). Consequently, she has garnered work and study experiences in 5 countries across Africa and Europe. In 2018, she became a Founding member and Country Representative (Nigeria) for the Common Futures Conversations, a Chatham House project that connects African and European youth to senior policymakers through digital engagements. She is a 2019 Ban Ki-Moon Global Citizen Scholar at the European Forum Alpbach and is most passionate about education, nonprofit sustainability, gender and ICT for Development.

Felix Iziomoh

Cybersecurity Expert and Director ICLDNG

Felix Iziomoh is a cyber-security awareness trainer and a passionate Cybercrime prevention campaigner, with over 7 years’ experience in the Civil Society Sector on Cybercrime Awareness Prevention. As the SID Nigeria representative, he is the convener of Safer Internet Day (SID) in Nigeria, and organizes annual events on Safer Internet Day and National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) in partnership with the U.S. Embassy Nigeria and other stakeholders.

As a member of the internet Society, he participated in the Cyber security Leadership Summit in Berlin in 2018 and the Safer Internet Forum in Brussels in 2017 and 2019. He is currently involved in increasing cyber security awareness in Nigeria via collaboration and partnerships with public, private and non-profit organizations. He is committed to creating opportunities for under-served youth in Nigeria to tap their potential and bring sustainable change to their communities.

Yadera Ukaigwe

Law Student University of Lagos Nigeria, Winner Internet4Good Story Contest

Yadera Ukaigwe is currently a 200 level Law student at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.In the course of the lockdown, she has participated in virtual law internships to boost her knowledge of the law. Amidst the union strike affecting public universities, she engages in freelance work for various organisations and currently runs a temporary online clothing store. Based on her inspiring story of using the internet positively, she emerged winner of the Internet4Good Video Story Contest, funded by the Bosch Alumni Network. She is currently using the internet to develop her skills in graphic design and photography. In the future, she aspires to become a TV host and own a successful hair care company.

Vivian James

Senior STEM Instructor, Sphinx IQ Developers

Vivian James has over 7 years experience teaching Mathematics for high schools and colleges with an emphasis on Calculus, Algebra, Statistics, Elementary Differential Equations and Elementary Coding for Beginners. She graduated in the top 1% of her class in my Bachelors and Master's Degree in Computer Science. She also has over 2 years experience promoting STEM in Nigeria and is passionate about championing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence - especially for women, girls and minorities in Nigeria and beyond.

Given her extensive experience, she delivers both in online and offline tutoring with a 99.6% Success Rate. She is particularly interested in helping struggling and/or disadvantaged students to reach their academic peak and her students have gone on to win awards such as: MTNF Science and Technology Awards and HiTech Program Literacy Awards. She is a committed volunteer who serves as a Tech Mentor to underprivileged girls. Her tech expertise encompasses: Game Development and App Development and Integrating Coding Contents into Mathematics Learning.

Sam Ejiwunmi

Mass Communication Lecturer at the University of Lagos

Sam Ejiwunmi is a Nigerian creative with expertise in strategic communications and content development. He was the best graduating Student at the prestigious Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, where he bagged his first degree in 2013. An avid lover of knowledge and creativity, Sam Ejiwunmi is the co-founder of Petite Grande Unique Concept, a media solutions company that he began as an undergraduate, he is also a partner at Media Trybe.

Sam works with the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos as an Assistant Lecturer and is currently pursuing his Ph.D examining the impact of fake news on political elections in sub Saharan Africa. He recently co-founded Coronavirus Fact-check, a nonprofit organization primed to tackle the fake news Infodemic. He is a recipient of various grants and awards which includes, The Erasmus-Mundus mobility grant, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom; The Dillip Melon Foundation Awards, South Africa; and the Weatherhead Advertising Award for the Best Graduating Student in Advertising.