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🎉 Celebrating 5 Years of NYFF

Powering Youth
Leadership Ecosystems
for Nigeria's Democratic
and Development Futures

A pan-African convening bringing youth leaders, funders, and policymakers together to shift the conversation from youth participation to youth power.

Nov 4-5, 2026
Abuja, Nigeria
Hybrid, 500+ Participants
Nov 4-5, 2026
Abuja, Nigeria
Hybrid, 500+ Participants

About the Convening

Five years of building the ecosystem. Now, a moment to power what's next.

Since its launch, NYFF has supported hundreds of youth-led organisations across Nigeria — strengthening leadership, civic engagement, and community-driven solutions across the country.

NYFF @ 5 marks this milestone by convening critical youth ecosystem actors from across Nigeria and the continent to reflect, learn, and co-create strategies for advancing youth leadership as a driver of democratic governance and inclusive development.

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500+

Expected Participants

200+

In-Person Delegates

6

Convening Subthemes

2

Days, Abuja

Theme & Subthemes

Six conversations shaping the ecosystem's next chapter

Youth Power, Agency & Systems Change

Reframing youth from beneficiaries to architects of leadership ecosystems.

Building & Sustaining Ecosystems

Models, tools, and lessons from youth-led funds and initiatives across Africa.

Youth-Led Movements in Shrinking Civic Spaces

Sustaining organising and advocacy under pressure.

Financing Youth Leadership & Innovation

New funding models and pathways for youth-led work.

Digital Organising, Media & Narrative Power

Using digital tools and storytelling to shift narratives.

Intergenerational Leadership & Shared Power

Building bridges between generations of leaders.

Moments from the Ecosystem

Five years of showing up — in halls, on streets, at tables like this

From advocacy walks demanding functional local government, to ecosystem labs co-designing solutions — this is what youth leadership looks like in motion.

The Nigerian Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) is a response to an urgent need to provide technical and financial support to burgeoning youth-led movements in Nigeria, with the aim of sustaining their work and facilitating opportunities for learning.

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The Nigerian Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) is a response to an urgent need to provide technical and financial support to burgeoning youth-led movements in Nigeria, with the aim of sustaining their work and facilitating opportunities for learning.

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