The organizers of the Lagos Youth Awards (LYA) today announced the call for nomination for this year’s edition billed to hold on September 15, 2023 at Oriental Hotel, Lagos.
LYA, an initiative of BBN360, a Lagos-based media company, is designed to celebrate outstanding young people in Lagos who have demonstrated excellence in their respective spaces. Now in its third year, the award ceremony has made a reputation for creating a culture of hardwork among Lagos youths. Its third edition, themed “The Age of Innovators” will acknowledge the bold, transformative and boundary-pushing of young innovators.
Ahead of the event, members of the public are welcome to nominate deserving young people between the ages of 18-40 who have made significant impacts in their careers or field of endeavors in the past year. See the full list of categories below:
1. Lagos Young Person of the Year.
2. Most Outstanding Young Person in Agriculture.
3. Most Outstanding Young Person in Arts.
4. Most Outstanding Young Person in Broadcasting.
5. Most Outstanding Young Person in the Diaspora.
6. Most Outstanding Young Person in Music
7. Most Outstanding Young Person in Movies
8. Most Outstanding Young Entrepreneur.
9. Most Outstanding Young Person in Fashion.
10. Most Outstanding Young Person in Governance.
11. Most Outstanding Young Person in Health Services.
12. Most Outstanding Young Person in Journalism.
13. Most Outstanding Young Person in Legal Practice.
14. Most Outstanding Young Person in Literature.
15. Most Outstanding Young Person in New Media.
16. Most Outstanding Young Person in Public Service.
17. Most Outstanding Young Person in Sports.
18. Most Outstanding Young Person in Tech.
19. Youth Advocate of the Year.
20. Youth Brand of the Year.
21. Most Outstanding Young Executive.
22. Most Outstanding Young Academic.
23. Award for Innovation.
24. Award for Visual Creativity.