30 nominated for JCI 10 Outstanding Young Persons

August 1, 2025 by Our Reporter

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria has announced Top 30 nominees for this year’s JCI 10 Outstanding Young Persons of Nigeria (TOYP) Programme.

It’s an annual initiative of JCI Nigeria to celebrate young people (18 – 40), who showed remarkable leadership and significant contributions in their fields and communities.

The 30 nominees were shortlisted by KPMG Nigeria, official audit partner for 2025 JCI TOYP Programme, from Top 50 Nominees evaluated by an independent panel of Judges in March and April.

The Top 50 nominees were selected by the jury from 638 entries nationwide during the nomination, which ran in January and February.

Yetunde Oyeyipo, chairperson of 2025 TOYP Committee, said the public voting phase is critical in determining the final Top 10 Honorees as 40 per cent will be allocated to the public votes and 60 per cent to the Judges’ total rating. Voting began at 6.30 pm WAT on  July 28, and will close at 11.59 pm WAT on August 6.

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The chairperson said the 10 outstanding persons for this 41st edition will be unveiled at a recognition ceremony on  August 16 at EKO Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, to mark United Nations International Youth Day.

On significance of this programme at the unveiling, Oluwatoyin Atanda, 2025 President of JCI Nigeria said: “These exceptional individuals are pioneering change, pushing boundaries, and championing innovation across sectors in Nigeria. They embody leadership, service, and commitment to national development. The nominees are not just dreamers, they are doers.”

She hoped some of this year’s Top 10 Honorees will  be nominated for global recognition through JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Programme. The 10 in the global programme will be unveiled at JCI World Congress in  Tunisia in November.

Since inception, seven Nigerians have been honoured on the global stage – Ray Ekpu (1988), Modupe Osho (1996), Ola Orekunrin (2013), Imrana Buba (2017), Adepeju Opeyemi Jaiyeoba (2017), Jacinta Uramah (2018), and Temie Giwa-Tubosun (2021), all honoured before t40. Indeed, the nominees have shown leadership, innovation, and commitment to change. Their recognition is a testament to the depth of talent, resilience, and impact emerging from Nigeria’s youth, and a reminder of the global possibilities that lie ahead for individuals who dream and take action.