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About The NIS Award
Welcome to the online submission for Nigeria Innovation Awards 2024.
The Nigeria Innovation Awards is another feature of the Summit, which recognizes and promotes States, Ministries, Companies, Organisations, Institutions, and Innovators that have embraced innovation to move Nigeria forward.
This online registration form recognizes your company’s intention to participate in the Nigeria Innovation Awards 2023, and affirms your compliance with its eligibility criteria.
Introduction
To promote the spirit of innovation across all sectors of Nigeria’s economy and to recognize the people and companies that are driving it.
The Objective of the Awards
The objective of these awards coincides with the purpose of the Nigeria Innovation Summit, a platform that promotes, celebrates Nigerian innovations, and highlights innovative ideas, emerging trends around the world.
We want to use this award to inspire innovation, economic growth, and sustainable development for Nigeria. It is an opportunity to highlight and showcase innovative companies, ideas and innovators across different sectors of Nigeria’s economy.
– Recognise the leading innovators and innovations in Nigeria
– Increase awareness of new innovations, open innovations, and emerging technologies
– Foster a culture of innovation and build great innovation ecosystems around Nigeria
-Most Innovative State in Nigeria
-Most Innovative Government Ministry/Agency
-Most Innovative Telecommunications Company
-Most Innovative Infrastructure Development Company
-Most Innovative Manufacturing Company in Nigeria
-Most Innovative Company in Power and Energy Sector
-Most Innovative Company Promoting Emerging Technologies like Big Data, Cloud, IoT, Wearable Technologies, Robotics, AI
-Most Innovative Company in Agriculture
-Most Innovative Bank
-Best Use of Innovation by Government Agency
-Most innovative Healthcare Company in Nigeria
-Most Innovative University in Nigeria in Use of Technology, R&D, Teaching and Learning
-Most Innovative e-Commerce Company
-Most Innovative Media/Entertainment Company
-Most Innovative Startup in Nigeria
-Social Innovation of the Year
-Most Innovative Organisation Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation
-Innovator of the Year
-Young Innovator of the Year
The submissions will be judged by a stellar panel who will evaluate each entry on the basis of a set criteria.
-The recognition that your idea, innovation and company deserves
-A strategic learning experience through comparison with other business innovations and innovative companies
-An objective assessment from a stellar team of experienced jurors
-Recognition of excellence with an awards plaque, and an opportunity to celebrate this milestone achievement.
-An opportunity for your ideas to be commercialized.
-Only Nigeria-based enterprises are eligible for participation
-You can participate as a start-up or as an established company and participation is free
-Each enterprise is eligible to submit only a single entry in each category.
-Self-nominations are permitted
-Making multiple nominations for the same nominee in any of the Awards for organizations is not allowed
-Entries should be submitted only through this page
-The closing date for entries is August 31st, 2024
-The decision of the jury will be final
The evaluation criteria is based on four comprehensive parameters:
-Innovative Solutions
-Societal/Economic Impact
-Growth and Scalability
-Wealth Creation
-Corporate Governance
The first step is to submit this online registration form wherein enterprises can express their interest to participate in the awards. After this submission, the jury members will evaluate if the applicant meets the eligibility criteria for the short-listed entries.
After Sept. 11th, 2024, all entries will be presented to the panel of judges for evaluation. The judging panel will review the entries, shortlisted entries will be contacted. The judging panel will then propose the winners who will be recognized at the awards ceremony during Nigeria Innovation Summit 2024.