Wizkid, Others Get 2016 Outstanding Young Achievers Awards Nomination

The full list of nominations for the 2016 Outstanding Young Achievers (OYA) awards have been unveiled with star personalities like Wizkid, Lil Kesh, Falz, Linda Ikeji, O.C Ukeje and others all getting nods in different categories.

Of the 20 categories listed, 19 were open for nominations by the public. OYA awards, however, reserves the right to arbitrarily nominate candidates for one category (Person of the Year).

For the 19 open categories, thousands of entries were received across the country and already voting started immediately via the awards’ website and will end on November 10, 2016.
The 2016 OYA awards, themed 'Moving Forward' is its second edition, with the aim of the awards being not only to create a platform that celebrates the most outstanding young achievers in Nigeria and beyond (under 35 years of age), but also to support these individuals and many others in more ways than one.

The nomination categories include:

Outstanding Young Achiever – Acting
Outstanding Young Achiever – Musical Artiste
Outstanding Young Achiever – Tech Start-up
Outstanding Young Achiever – Blogger
Outstanding Young Achiever – Corporate Brand
Outstanding Young Achiever – Comedian
Outstanding Young Achiever – Creative Writer
Outstanding Young Achiever – Entrepreneur
Outstanding Young Achiever – Journalist
Outstanding Young Achiever – Fashion Designer
Outstanding Young Achiever – Make-up Artiste
Outstanding Young Achiever – Music Producer
Outstanding Young Achiever – Media Personality
Outstanding Young Achiever – OAP
Outstanding Young Achiever – Magazine
Outstanding Young Achiever – Photographer
Outstanding Young Achiever – Fine Artist
Outstanding Young Achiever – Non-Profit Organization
Outstanding Young Achiever – Social Media Personality