About BFI Foundation

Our Story

The Rahila Ninsen Emmanuel Bright Futures Initiatives Foundation — BFI Foundation — was founded by Joshua Andi Emmanuel. Not simply as a mission, but as a promise.

Ninsen — Rahila Ninsen Emmanuel, his firstborn daughter — was a natural leader. A second-year undergraduate at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a pillar of her church community in Mende, Lagos, she possessed the kind of rare quality that makes others believe in themselves. She was twenty years old when she was taken from her family in a road accident between Pambeguwa village and Saminaka town in Kaduna State, on the 2nd of April 2001.

For over two decades, her family carried that loss quietly and deeply. Then, in April 2025, grief was transformed. A foundation was established in her name, guided by her memory, and animated by the question her life leaves behind: what would Ninsen have gone on to do, to build, to inspire?

BFI Foundation exists to answer that question — one young Nigerian at a time.

We are registered as Incorporated Trustees with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of Nigeria, formally incorporated and headquartered in Abuja since October 2025, and we are committed to reducing youth unemployment and advancing digital inclusion across the country. Our programmes in leadership, digital skills, innovation, and personal development are designed to cultivate in others the exact qualities that defined Ninsen’s brief but extraordinary life.

This is not just a foundation. It is a life, extended.

Our Vision, Mission & Values

Our Vision

A Nigeria where youth lead with integrity, innovation, and digital proficiency.

Our Mission

To empower young adults through mentorship, leadership, and digital skills, enabling them to drive positive change.

Our Core Values

Inclusion: Every young Nigerian, regardless of gender, geography, or background, deserves access to opportunity.

Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct.

Innovation: We embrace technology and creative thinking to solve Nigeria’s most persistent challenges.

Collaboration: We achieve more together: with communities, partners, government, and the private sector.

Why BFI Foundation Exists

Nigeria’s youth population is among the world’s largest — and among its most underserved. The numbers tell a stark story:

  • 60% of Nigerian graduates lack job-ready skills, particularly in digital and AI sectors.
  • Only 7% of youth aged 15–24 have marketable ICT skills.
  • Female digital exclusion remains acute: only 13.4% of women have ever used a computer, compared to 21.8% of men.
  • Over 92% of Nigerians work in the informal sector, with limited pathways to stable income.
  • 140 million Nigerians — approximately 63% — currently live in poverty.
  • 18.3 million children are out of school — the largest number of any country in the world (UNICEF).

These are not just statistics. They represent millions of young lives with untapped potential, waiting for a foundation like ours to open the door.

Our Approach

BFI Foundation’s approach is built on five pillars that work together to create lasting, measurable change::

Integrated Programming

We do not offer isolated workshops. Our programmes combine leadership development, digital skills training, mentorship, and personal growth into one coherent journey.

Community-Centred Delivery

We work with local partners, community leaders, and government agencies to ensure our programmes are culturally relevant and geographically accessible.

Gender and Inclusion Focus

At least 50% of all programme participants will be female — delivered through female lead facilitators, daytime scheduling, trusted venues, and the endorsement of community and religious leaders.

Accountability and Learning

We measure what we do. Every programme has defined outcomes, and we will publish annual impact reports to maintain transparency with our funders, partners, and beneficiaries.

Access Before Anything

We remove the cost and circumstance barriers before we ask a young person to show up. Training that only the already-advantaged can reach is not inclusion.

Governance

Board of Trustees

BFI Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees currently comprising five members, with composition to be broadened over the coming year, in line with CAC and CAMA guidance, to span youth development, technology, finance, law, and international development.

Management Team

Day-to-day operations are led by the Executive Director, supported by a growing team of programme professionals and volunteers. Dedicated roles — including Programme Managers, Chief Technology Officer, and a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist — are being established as the Foundation scales.

Advisory Council

Our advisory team brings together experienced Nigerian programme development and implementation professionals — based in Abuja, Owerri and the United States — with national and local-level field experience across youth development. A Youth Advisory Council is planned, so that programme design is directly informed by the young Nigerians we serve.

Registered, Compliant, and Accountable

BFI Foundation operates with full legal and regulatory compliance:

  • CAC Registered — Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria | Registration Number: 8914338.
  • NRS Tax Registration — Nigeria Revenue Service (formerly FIRS) — Tax ID: 2623798207855 (legacy TIN: 33614893-0001) (Asokoro ETO). As a non-profit registered under Part F of CAMA, the income-tax treatment of the Foundation’s non-commercial income falls under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025’s provisions for non-profit organisations, and annual tax returns are filed with the NRS.
  • Tax Clearance — BFI Foundation holds a current Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC-20260722-0244), issued by the Nigeria Revenue Service (Asokoro ETO), valid to 31 December 2026, confirming full compliance with Nigerian tax obligations.
  • SCUML Registered — Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (EFCC/SCUML), Registration No. SC151427187, registered 28 July 2026 under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
  • NDPA Compliant — Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, together with the directives of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission. See our Privacy Notice.
  • Aligned with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy 2020–2030.
  • We describe our partnerships honestly: an organisation is named on this website as a partner only once the relationship is formally confirmed.

BFI Foundation will publish annual audited financial statements in accordance with Nigerian law and CAC requirements.

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