The National Youth Wing of the All Progressives Congress has opened applications for the 2026 Zacch Adedeji Taxation and Fiscal Policy Fellowship, a programme aimed at grooming young Nigerians to drive reforms in taxation, public finance and economic governance.
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The fellowship seeks to equip exceptional young Nigerians with the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to shape the country’s fiscal future while promoting transparency, accountability, innovation and effective public finance management.
The fellowship seeks to equip exceptional young Nigerians with the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to shape the country’s fiscal future while promoting transparency, accountability, innovation and effective public finance management.
Announcing the initiative in a statement made available to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, the APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, described the fellowship as a strategic investment in developing a new generation of fiscal innovators and policy leaders capable of addressing Nigeria’s economic challenges.
“Nigeria’s fiscal transformation requires a new generation of young people with the competence, creativity and courage to design solutions and build institutions that work. The Zacch Adedeji Taxation and Fiscal Policy Fellowship is our deliberate investment in those young Nigerians who will not merely discuss policy but help shape and implement it.
“We are building a generation of fiscal innovators and policy leaders who understand that nation-building demands competence, integrity and a deep commitment to public service,” he said.
According to the organisers, the fellowship is open to young economists, accountants, finance professionals, lawyers, tax practitioners, policy analysts, public finance experts, revenue administrators, strategic communicators and other qualified Nigerians with an interest in fiscal policy and national development.
Successful applicants will undergo expert-led training, mentorship, practical policy engagements, field visits and collaborative problem-solving sessions focusing on taxation, revenue mobilisation, digital transformation, fiscal governance and sustainable economic growth.
The organisers said the initiative is designed to build a pipeline of young professionals capable of developing practical solutions to Nigeria’s fiscal and economic challenges while strengthening public sector leadership.
Applications for the fellowship opened on July 28 and will close on August 15, 2026. Interested candidates are expected to apply through the designated online application portal.
