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APC Youth Wing, DAM Foundation Ignite Leadership Journey with MAELF 2026 Boot Camp
Cyril Ogar
The APC National Youth Wing, in collaboration with the DAM Foundation, on Monday kicked off the five-day Mustapha Abdullahi Energy Leadership Fellowship (MAELF) 2026 Boot Camp in Abuja, bringing together about 100 emerging energy leaders from across Nigeria for policy dialogue, leadership development, and innovation-driven learning.
Declaring the fellowship open, APC National Youth Leader Dayo Israel described MAELF as a one-week residential programme designed to equip young Nigerians in the renewable energy and biogas ecosystem with the knowledge and skills to scale their businesses and drive Nigeria’s energy transition.
“Beyond political mobilisation, our responsibility is to translate government policies into measurable opportunities for young Nigerians. Participants will also compete for grants of up to ₦17.5 million to support outstanding energy solutions,” Israel said.
The Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Uzoma Uchegbu, praised the organisers for investing in young innovators, stressing that tackling energy poverty requires empowering youth. He also announced that the Ministry will launch Nigeria’s first Energy Academy in Kogi State next week to strengthen energy capacity development.
The opening day featured a keynote session on “Personal Development: Self-Leadership, Purpose and Energy Leadership” by Oluseye Taiwo Adepoju, CEO of Strengths Africa Limited, alongside a technical session on “The Physical Realities of Power Generation and Grid Distribution.” The panel, moderated by Kanyinsola Owolabi and John Otetah, featured Engr. Abdu Mohammed Bello, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and Engr. Olalere Odusote, who explored grid management, rural electrification, sub-national power systems, and opportunities for emerging energy leaders while Ayo Ademilua, the President, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) did a fire chat session on Navigating the Pathways to Smart and Microgrid Commercialization.
The MAELF 2026 Boot Camp continues throughout the week with expert-led sessions, mentorship, policy engagements, practical workshops, and innovation pitches aimed at shaping the next generation of Nigeria’s energy leaders.
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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.
In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.
Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.
“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.
Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.
“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.
Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.
“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.
“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.
Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.
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