Category : Prizes & Awards

Afreximbank’s President Benedict Oramah emerges FORBES AFRICA’s 2023 Person of the Year.

NigGalDecember 4, 2023December 4, 2023

Nominations for FORBES AFRICA Person of The Year are submitted by members of the magazine’s editorial and research teams, including journalists from its bureaus across...

Prizes & Awards

16 innovators shortlisted for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation in its 10th anniversary year.

NigGalDecember 1, 2023

Sixteen innovators from eight African countries, including Botswana for the first time, have been shortlisted for the 10th Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa...

Prizes & Awards

Cheyi Okoaye’s Cinematic Masterpiece Wins Big at AFRIFF 2023.

NigGalNovember 14, 2023November 14, 2023

In a dazzling showcase of emerging talent, Cheyi Okoaye has secured the top spot in the NEFT Emerging Film Talent International Short Film (NEFTI) Nigeria...

Prizes & Awards

Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023 – Finalists Announced.

NigGalNovember 13, 2023November 13, 2023

The list of finalists – of the projects and people who are powering change and working to bridge the digital divide across Africa – has been announced,...

Brands Prizes & Awards

Polaris Wins Nigeria’s Best Digital Bank Award With VULTe

NigGalOctober 30, 2023October 30, 2023

Polaris Bank shone brightest over the weekend as its bespoke home-grown digital bank, VULTe won for the third time, Nigeria’s ‘Best Digital Bank of the...

Prizes & Awards

A Nigerian, John Obot Sets New 124-Hour World Record for Longest Reading.

NigGalSeptember 18, 2023September 18, 2023

In a triumphant feat of determination and intellect, Nigerian teacher John Obot has captured the world’s attention as he shattered the current record for the...

Prizes & Awards

Farm Central Intelligence Wins AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon.

NigGalAugust 14, 2023August 14, 2023

Agri-tech firm Farm Central Intelligence has emerged as the winner of this year’s AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon. The startup which seeks to develop...

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Nigerian Law Student Wins the prestigious Princess Diana Award (UK).

NigGalJuly 11, 2023July 11, 2023

24-year-old student at the Nigerian Law School from Anambra State, Onyinye Omenugha, has won the prestigious Diana Award. The award is annually conferred on outstanding...

Prizes & Awards

Sterling Bank Maintains Promotion Of Inclusion, Wins Three More Award.

NigGalJuly 3, 2023July 3, 2023

Nigeria’s leading commercial bank and One of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, Sterling Bank, has kept up its momentum of victories with the conferment of three citations...

Event, Arts and Entertainment Prizes & Awards

Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards

NigGalJune 28, 2023June 28, 2023

Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards ———- Davido performs hit songs, Unavailable and FEEL at the 2023 BET Awards ———- ...

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Nigerian start-up Nearpays wins coveted fintech prize at Gitex Africa.

NigGalJune 20, 2023June 20, 2023

Nigerian fintech start-up Nearpays flew the country’s flag high at the inaugural Gitex Africa tech conference in Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday when it was awarded...

Prizes & Awards

It’s Official: Hilda Baci Named”New Record Holder For Longest Cooking Marathon”

NigGalJune 13, 2023June 13, 2023

Guinness World Record has officially named Chef Hilda Baci as the new world record holder for longest cooking marathon. “After reviewing all the footage, we’re...

Prizes & Awards

Nigerian among four Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2023 finalists.

NigGalJune 8, 2023June 8, 2023

Nigerian engineer, Chukwuemeka Eze, has been named a finalist for this year’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering. I attach...

Prizes & Awards

9Mobile Wins At SABRE Africa Awards 2023.

NigGalMay 24, 2023May 24, 2023

For its innovative efforts, and contributions to the telecommunications industry and the country in general through various initiatives, the telecom brand, 9Mobile has been awarded...

Prizes & Awards

Hilda Baci, Nigerian chef, breaks world record in cooking marathon

NigGalMay 15, 2023

Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. With her feat, she’s poised to break...

Prizes & Awards

Opuiyo Wins N12m Grant in DAAYTA 2023 Tech Talent Award.

NigGalMay 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Winner has emerged in the fifth edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme, which held recently through a virtual pitch event....

Academics Prizes & Awards

Unilag Student Emerges Winner of EY Nigeria’s Young Tax Professional Competition.

NigGalApril 25, 2023April 25, 2023

A final year student of the University of Lagos, Moyosoreoluwa Dada, has been crowned the overall winner of the EY Young Tax Professional of the...

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Transcorp Hilton Abuja Sales Team Wins Global Award.

NigGalApril 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Transcorp Hilton Abuja, has won the Sales Team of the Year Global Award at the 2022 Commercial Services Summit Awards among over 37 Hilton properties...

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Sabinus Wins African Content Creator at Rwanda International Movies Award.

NigGalApril 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Comedian, Chukwemeka Ejekwu, popularly known as Sabinus has won the African Content Creator Award at the just concluded 2023 Rwanda international movies award. The skit...

Prizes & Awards

Okonjo-iweala Awarded The 2022 Laureate Prize Of Ambassadors Of La Francophonie.

NigGalMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023

The Francophonie refers to men and women who share a common language: French. We estimate over 321 million French speakers across five continents. The Francophonie...

Prizes & Awards

FGC Lagos beats 27 countries to win African coding competition.

NigGalMarch 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Ten students of the Federal Government College (FGC) in Ijanikin, Lagos have won a coding competition, contested by 178 schools nationwide. NAN reports that the feat placed the...

Prizes & Awards

Nigerian Saheed Aderinto wins ‘largest history prize in the world’

NigGalMarch 2, 2023March 2, 2023

The Dan David Prize is a major international award that recognises and supports outstanding contributions to the study of history and other disciplines that shed...

Prizes & Awards

Babcock University Students Win Agriculture, Advertising Awards

NigGalFebruary 15, 2023February 15, 2023

A final year student of Agriculture and Industrial Technology, Heman Gabriel Zakaria and a 400-level student of Mass Communication, Oluwatoyin Ajewole of Babcock University, Illishan...

Brands Prizes & Awards

UBA emerges Champion Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year.

NigGalFebruary 13, 2023February 13, 2023

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has emerged Champon Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year thus setting the stage for the formal presentation of the...

Prizes & Awards

First Female Winner Emerges At InterswitchSPAK.

NigGalFebruary 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Orevaoghene Whiskey of Top Faith International School, Akwa Ibom State, has been crowned the best STEM student in Nigeria, following the conclusion of the fourth...

Prizes & Awards

Tems Wins Her First Grammy Award For ‘Wait For U’

NigGalFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 2023

Nigerian sensational singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has bagged her first ever Grammy award. The “Free mind” singer who was nominated in the...

Music Prizes & Awards

Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido win big at AFRIMA.

NigGalJanuary 16, 2023January 16, 2023

Grammy award-winning Nigerian act Burna Boy has again proved that he’s truly the ‘African Giant,as he has been adjudged the Best Act in Africa at...

Prizes & Awards

AfDB names 25 finalists for $140,000 AgriPitch competition.

NigGalJanuary 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Twenty-five youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 AgriPitch Competition. The...

Prizes & Awards

Team Schrodinger Energy from Nigeria Wins Third Place in Ericsson Innovation Awards 2022

NigGalDecember 29, 2022December 29, 2022

Team Schrodinger Energy from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria have won third place in the Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2022 competition. The team was recognized for their development...

ICT Prizes & Awards

Tek Experts Wins IT Support Company Of The Year Award.

NigGalDecember 22, 2022December 22, 2022

Tek Experts has emerged as Nigeria’s best IT support company of 2022 at this year’s edition of the Nigerian Business Leadership Awards organised by BusinessDay. ...

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