ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ELLA SOLOMON ECHOBU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Federal University of Technology Minna | Minna, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 6, SDG 11 & UNAI 3
" I would love to be a Millennium Fellow in order to give back to my society by involving in social impacts and other youthful programmes "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Global Goals Classroom
The Global Goals Classroom is a youth-led sustainability education initiative executed by the Millennium Fellowship Cohort B, Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna) under the Millennium Campus Network (MCN). Co-led by Campus Directors Ayoola Timilehin Israel and Victoria Aliu, the project was designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among secondary school students.
The team visited Model Secondary School, Bosso, Niger State, where they engaged students through interactive teaching, storytelling, and real-life discussions centered on the SDGs. The sessions helped participants connect global goals to their immediate environment and explore how they can contribute through local action.
In alignment with SDG 4 (Quality Education), the project also supported students with learning materials to encourage active participation and academic growth. Through dialogue, games, and Q&A sessions, students developed a clearer understanding of sustainability and their role in achieving the goals before 2030.
The initiative not only equipped students with knowledge but also inspired a sense of responsibility and leadership among them. Its impact was so remarkable that the FUTMinna Millennium Fellowship Cohort B was officially spotlighted by the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) for excellence and innovation in community impact.
The Global Goals Classroom stands as a testament to the power of education, teamwork, and youth-driven change — fostering awareness, building understanding, and inspiring action toward a more sustainable future.
About the Millennium Fellow
My name is Ella Solomon Echobu, I am from benue state a native of idoma by tribe, I am from okpokwu local government area and am 21 years of age.
My father is late and my mother is still alive, both of which are idoma by tribe also. I have six siblings of which five are my late father's children and one is that of my step father, whom my mother is living with currently.
I started my education in benue state in a town called ugbokolo where I was given birth to, I started in a schooling in a government nursery and primary school of which I later relocated and continued in Lagos. After my father died we relocated back to ugbokolo, then I continued my primary school, moved on to Christ redeemed college secondary school of which I graduated as the assistant head boy at the age of 17.
Right now I am in the university, schooling in federal University of technology minna 300l, program "chemical engineering". I love playing and watching football, also I love going to church, given that I am currently the president of the Nigeria federation of Catholic students in the school's chapter. It hasn't really been easy for my mum, having to cater for all six of us as her children. And so, I have always wanted to support her any way possible to ease her burden.
