Layal Tinubu hosts 500 students at Noella Foundation’s 2026 Life After School Summit

L-R: Mrs Funke Bucknor Obruthe – CEO Zapphaire Events Ms Tola Akerele – CEO National Theatre, Soto Gallery Ms Mo Abudu – Founder/CEO Ebony Life Dr Tunji Alausa – Minister for Education Mrs Layal Tinubu – Co-Founder Noella Foundation Mr Seyi Tinubu – Chairman Noella Foundation Dr Jumoke Oduwole – Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment Comrade Ayodele Olawande – Minister for Youth Development Mr Mohammed Abdul-Razaq – Director, Africa Finance Corporation Mr Bucci Franklin – Actor Building on the momentum of this year’s summit, the Noella Foundation also announced that 300 top-performing participants, identified through a competitive assessment conducted during the summit, have earned places in the Foundation’s three-week Post-LAS Bootcamp, scheduled to be held from 1st to 22nd August 2026.

L-R: Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister for Education; Mrs Layal Tinubu – Co-Founder, Noella Foundation; Mr Seyi Tinubu, Chairman- Noella Foundation; Dr Jumoke Oduwole – Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment; Comrade Ayodele Olawande – Minister for Youth Development Beyond the learning sessions, the summit fostered meaningful mentorship and networking, enabling participants to network among themselves, ask questions during interactive sessions and gain practical guidance from the experiences shared by the speakers.

Throughout the day, participants engaged in keynote addresses, fireside conversations and panel discussions featuring Mr Mohammed Usman Abdul-Razaq, CEO, Africa Finance Corporation; Ms Mo Abudu, Founder/CEO, EbonyLife Group; Mr Wale Oyedeji, Group Managing Director, First HoldCo Plc; Ms Somachi Chris-Asoluka, MD/CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation; Mr Sim Shagaya, CEO, Konga, Miva University and uLesson; Ms Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, CEO, Zapphaire Events; Ms Tola Akerele, CEO, National Theatre and Soto Gallery; Mr Bucci Franklin, Actor, Filmmaker and Producer; Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education; Ayodele Olawande, Minister of Youth Development; and Mrs Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment.