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 IBUKUNOLUWA JOHN AKINTIBU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Ibadan | Ibadan, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 12, SDG 14, SDG 15 & UNAI 9
" Passion for community hygiene, cleanup, and climate action, as the initiator of the GreenGuard project, drives my commitment to sustainable change. Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will enhance my skills and expand my network with like-minded individuals exponentially. The skills and connections I gain from the Millennium Fellowship will make my social impact on environmental issues more tangible and aligned with SDGs. I am super excited to solve pressing SDG challenges by envisioning innovative ways to promote hygiene and combat climate change. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Plastic Smart Generation
Plastics Smart Generation (P.S.G) is a group project led by seven Millennium Campus Network Fellows University of Ibadan Cohort A that aims to solve challenges facing SDG 12 in relation to SDG 14, SDG 13, SDG 17, and SDG 4. The alarming rate of wrong plastic waste disposal in our community is a growing issue, the objectives of this initiative is to host an awareness program that aims to sensitize One Hundred and Eighty outgoing Students at a secondary school in Ibadan, Orogun Grammar School, educating them with problem solving skills and critical skills on plastic waste management and environment sustainability on the 14th Of November, 2025. The concept of this project is to promote social, environmental and economic sustainability which includes forming a student plastic club, holding a creative plastic reuse competition with prizes, and organizing a school clean-up.
About the Millennium Fellow
Akintibu Ibukunoluwa John is a 300-level undergraduate student of Biomedical Laboratory Science at the University of Ibadan. With a strong academic foundation in human and environmental health, he is passionate about sustainability, community hygiene, and addressing the pressing global challenge of climate change. Through the GreenGuard Project, he leads initiatives on proper waste management and disposal while educating the public on the health risks of improper waste treatment. Ibukunoluwa envisions the University of Ibadan as a model for environmental responsibility—free from waste, dirt, and biohazards—and aspires to extend this impact to communities across Nigeria and the world at large, where cleaner environments safeguard healthier lives.
