Nigeria Archives | Presidential Precinct
Timi Olagunju, Precinct YALI Fellow, enters House of Representatives race in Nigeria
01/23/2018
EDITORS NOTE: Timi Olagunju came to Charlottesville in June 2015 as a part of the second cohort of Mandela Washington Fellows at the Preside...
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Precinct Fellow Awarded Amnesty International Film Prize
08/06/2017
Presidential Precinct’s 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow, Temitope Kalejaiye is an Amnesty International award-winning broadcast journalist...
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Global Founders | Episode 04: Next Steps for the Chibok Girls (with Bukky Shonibare)
05/28/2017
Bukky Shonibare, a Strategic Team Leader for the Bring Back Our Girls movement, discusses the recent freeing of 82 Chibok scho...
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Timi Olagunju Offers a Leading Voice in Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit to Nigeria
10/25/2016
This month, Facebook’s CEO visited Lagos, Nigeria – his first trip to Africa. Zuckerberg met with software developers and startup founde...
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For over 700 days, Bukky Shonibare has Shared Touching #BringBackOurGirls Reminders
10/19/2016
Originally published by Pulse Nigeria.
When the world lowered its placards due to fatigue or hopelessness, Bukky Shonibare rais...
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Co-founder of Nigerian Youths in Motion Propels Education Reform
07/19/2016
“I need to be the kind of person that creates opportunities,” Oluwatimilehir “Timi” Olagunju from Nigeria tells the State Departme...
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Presidential Precinct Helps Forge African Community
07/17/2016
Lagos, Nigeria - I am a city girl with a heart for the countryside, so I felt doubly privileged when I arrived at the Presidential Precinct...
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Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Visits The Presidential Precinct
12/08/2015
As part of its mission to promote democracy globally, the Precinct convenes leaders from many different backgrounds, religions, and politica...
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Precinct Managing Director Neal Piper Speaks to 600 Youth in Nigeria
12/06/2015
Neal Piper spoke to over 600 youth on startups and entrepreneurship at TEDxBodija, the largest TEDx in Nigeria, on December 6, 2015....
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Precinct Fellow, Timi Olagunju Launches book, "Yes, Africa Can" After Mandela Washington Fellowship
10/09/2015
As part of the successes of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Timi Olagunju, a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow at the Presidential launched...
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