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Young Innovation Leaders Fellowship

Abuja

In their own words

YIL Fellowship is a platform dedicated towards equipping young professionals with the soft skills they need to become innovation leaders and to rightly position themselves for the future of work. Focus: Incubator, Innovation Centre

From the AfriLabs member directory, afrilabs.com. Not rewritten by us.

What they do
Supplies talentRuns programmes
What they help with
Business and operating skillsMentorship
Who they serve
Aspiring founders and studentsYoung people
How you engage
You apply, they select
Sector agnostic.

Do they write cheques

  • Writes cheques
  • Connects you to capital, but does not fund directly
  • No funding involved
  • Not established
How to reach them
Dr. Obichi Obiajunwa · Founder

What we know, and when we knew it

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Nothing we hold about Young Innovation Leaders Fellowship carries a date. That is common in this sector, and it is the reason this section exists.

  1. 14 September 2026 our research
    Site live, no dates on it Fellows are listed by cohort year from 2018 through 2025, and a YIL Fellowship 2026 call was covered by Opportunities for Youth in April 2026 source