Category: Religion, Social Values & Empowerment

Winners of 2016 Pan African Humanitarian Awards

1. Award on Leadership Excellence and Youth Empowerment – Mr. Linus Okorie (Nigeria)
2. Award on Enterprise and Service to Humanity – Dr. Aisha Achimugu (Nigeria)
3. Award on Media and Women Empowerment – Amb. Ginika Tor-Williams (Nigeria)
4. Most Promising Social Media Personality of the Year – Laila Ijeoma (Nigeria)
5. Award on Entrepreneurship Excellence and Industrialization – Dr. Innocent Chukwuma (Nigeria)
6. Award on Youth Empowerment and Patriotism – Dr. Mike Omotosho (Nigeria)
7. Award on Humanity and Social Impact – Hajiya Hafsat Balewa (Nigeria)

Lagos State Government (LASG) launches rent-to-own housing scheme targeting low-income earners under its newly introduced rent-to-own policy

Oluwatosin Folarin has won the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) National Youth Volunteer Award for 2016 and is the first Nigerian to win this award

Kind Humanity Supporters of the Year – Esther Ijewere–Kalejaiye (Walk Against Rape)

1. Most Improved Company – MultiChoice Nigeria
2. Best NGO/Not for Profit – Sightsavers
3. Best Company in Responsible Consumption and Production – Nigerian Breweries Plc
4. Best CSR Company in West Africa – UBA Foundation
5. CSR Reporting, Print/Online category – Raheem Akingbolu of THISDAY
6. Best Company in Infrastructural Development – Nestoil Limited
7. Best Company in Stakeholder Engagement in Nigeria – Lafarge Africa Plc
8. Innovation Prize – Shell Companies in Nigeria
9. Best Company in the  Climate Action category – Shell Companies in Nigeria
10. Sustainability Champion – Lt. Gen. Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama
11. Best Company in Sustainability Reporting – Access Bank Plc
12. Best Company in CSR Reporting – Channels Television
13. Best Company in Support of SME – Fidelity Bank Plc
14. Best SME Company of the Year – Edumark
15. Best Company in Partnership for Development – MTN Nigeria
16. Best Company in Supply-Chain Management – Unilever
17. Best Company in Provision of Clean Water and Sanitation – Procter & Gamble
18. Best Company in Poverty Reduction  – Stanbic IBTC
19. Best Company in Eradication of Hunger – British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation
20. Best Company in Promotion of Good Health and Well Being – Chevron
21. Best Company in Education – Promasidor
22. Best Company in Promotion of Gender Equality – Etisalat
23. Best Company in Affordable and Clean Energy – Investec Bank
24. Overall winner of the SERAs CSR Award Africa 2016 – Investec Bank

About 30 Nigerian community-based organizations (CBOs) covering 19 Nigerian states under the United States Ambassador’s Small Grants Program have been awarded small grants totaling $171,000