Mr. Nelson Ejoga
Mr. Nelson Ejoga is the last of 17 siblings born to a retired civil servant father. Nelson is a very smart student and one of the very high performing students in his class, often coming top in class examinations. He has great leadership skills evidenced by that fact that he is the president of the TAI schools club at Government Secondary School Otukpo in addition to several […]
Arch. Bishop Desmond Tutu
Awards for human rights, peace and justice – 23rd October 2011. Awardee profile Born in Klerksdorp, South Africa, in 1931, to a schoolteacher and a domestic worker, Zacheriah Zililo Tutu and his wife, Aletta Tutu After study at Pretoria Bantu Normal College, service as a high school teacher, and ministry in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, Bishop […]
His Excellency Dr Dalhatu S. Tafida (OFR, CFR)
Distinguished public service awards – 13th December 2014 Awardee profile: Early life and study between 1940 and 1961 – Nigeria (Kaduna State). Trained as a medical Doctor at University of Lagos between 1962 and 1967. Medical appointments between 1968 and 1970 include house officer, senior house officer and registrar posts. Postgraduate medical education at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon-Tyne, England; […]
Dr. (Mrs) Diana Agbenu Ochoga
Award for business and enterprise – 10th December 2015 Awardee Profile Happily married to Chief Barr. John A. A. Ochoga and blessed with four children (two boys and two girls) Early life and study between 1960-1976 in Otukpo (Benue State) and Jos (Plateau State) respectively Higher education between 1976-2005 in Kastin-Ala (Benue State), Zaria (Kaduna) and Abuja (FCT) PhD in Public […]
TAI 2015 Development Summit
A three-day workshop focusing on skills acquisition and human capacity development, held at Ambassador Ajonye foundation conference hall in Otukpo Benue State between 8th December 2015 and 10th December 2015. This free event was attended by more than 60 student participants over the three day. Pictures from this event could be found below:
TAI Dinner and Networking Event
This event was held on the 13th December 2014 @ Amnesty International, London, UK. Highlights of the event include the displaying of Africa’s rich cultural heritage (music and food) and the unveiling of the unique TAI Beacons awards. The first recipient of the TAI Beacons award, unveiled at this event, is a high-flying diplomat and well-accomplished public servant, His Excellency Dr […]
“A Day in a Year” Youth Mentoring Project
This is one of our biggest projects yet! Started in 2011, it has evolved from being a schools club into a functional and effective mentoring initiative aimed at raising leaders who are able to function effectively at different levels of society. Our mentee and mentor pairs come from different ethnic backgrounds, the common denominator being their unstoppable passion for making […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Award
In the month of October, 2011, TAI in partnership with African Achievers Awards presented the first African Achievers Awards (AAA) to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in recognition of his works in promoting human rights, peace and justice. This award was given to the Archbishop on the occasion of his 80th birthday celebrated at King’s College London. At the reception attended by […]
