NOMINATIONS
Nomination Criteria
Recognizing Excellence, Impact, and Innovation
Nominees for the CEOs Network Africa Awards must demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and community impact. We are looking for people who have successfully led their organizations to new heights, driven sustainable practices, and made a significant contribution to the development of their respective industries.
To be eligible for nomination, candidates must have made notable contributions either in Nigeria or globally within the past year, with their achievements being well-documented and publicly accessible.
The selection process evaluates each nominee based on their leadership achievements, innovation strategies, community involvement, and overall contribution to economic development. Our esteemed panel of judges will review all submissions to ensure we honor only the most deserving leaders.
Outstanding young people with exceptional achievements in the agricultural sector/Value chain.
Individuals with exceptional achievements in the beauty industry; hair, nails and make-up artist, skin care experts and beauty Influencers.
Innovative Startups {not more than 1 year In business} that have added significant value and caused significant change in both social/economic development.
Exceptionally creative individuals who added significant value to the creative industry; fine arts, painters, pottery, film makers, Digital Creators, graphic designers, Spoken words and poetry.
Individuals that have developed/engaged In ground breaking educational innovations and other capacity building initiatives. {This Award category is sponsored by Evergreen Initiative}
Enterprising individuals who have shown/demonstrated pro-activeness in leadership, entrepreneurship and delivering solutions in the business world.
Outstanding event planners, party hosts or event solutions companies.
Remarkable fashion directors/designers, stylists and fashion influencers.
Young, leading individuals in the financial sector with significant impact in the advancement of the finance sector.
Exceptional food service providers; chefs, restaurants, food bloggers.
Exceptional Hospitality service providers; Tour guides, recreational service providers, laundry service providers, restaurant, lounges, hotel owners etc.
Outstanding Make-Up Artists.
Remarkably innovative individuals that have made groundbreaking impact in the manufacturing sector (shoes, bags, textiles production etc)
Media/Multimedia platforms and channels that have done excellently well in engaging its audience; news sites, entertainment blogs, production of video/Audio content.
Individuals in the Music Industry including breakout artists, Artist Managers, A&Rs, distribution companies in the past year.
Most influential Online Personalities- Radio, TV, Influencers and Social Media Influencers.
Exceptional and creative Photographers and videographers
Exceptional individuals driving and influencing change in Politics and governance.
Individuals that have significantly impacted the community through public service, Civil service, Military and para-military.
Individuals that have made great and profitable strides in the real estate Industry, realtors and others within the Value chain.
Most influential social entrepreneurs who have made great impact on community development.
Most Influential personality across all social media platforms.
An Outstanding young lawyer practicing in any sector {This award category is sponsored by Solohan & Co}
Outstanding people in the sports industry, fitness and wellness instructors.
Individuals with outstanding technological innovation; fintech, agrictech. {Tech bro’s and Sisters}