About LAYEAWARDS
An award built to empower a generation.
Inspiring excellence and rewarding the young founders reshaping Lagos.
The Story
Why it exists.
LAYEAWARDS exists to inspire and empower the next generation of business leaders, a pipeline of innovators driving jobs across Lagos.
Six editions in, it is the room where investors, corporate leaders and government gather to recognise young enterprise, done at a standard worthy of the founders it celebrates.
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Award Categories
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Editions Staged
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Lifetime Icons
The Evening
Where business meets spectacle.
One night, two halves: the rigour of enterprise and the glamour of a Lagos gala.
The Business
- Entrepreneurship Masterclass
- Structured mentorship sessions
- 40 competitive awards & 3 special honours
- Lifetime Achievement investiture
The Spectacle
- Miss Entrepreneur Lagos pageant
- Top Nigerian artists & comedy
- A curated fashion showcase
- Red carpet & magazine launch
Leadership
Oluwanisola Ashifat
Chief Executive Officer & Creative Director
Under Oluwanisola's direction, LAYEAWARDS has grown from an idea into one of Lagos' most recognised celebrations of young enterprise, built on the belief that recognition, done properly, changes what founders believe is possible.