Call For Nominations Activated For Nigeria eGovernment Excellence Award 2026

By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief

The Nigeria eGovernment Summit is inviting interested persons, groups and organisations to submit nominations for the Nigeria eGovernment Excellence Award 2026 — its flagship recognition programme honouring outstanding achievement in digital government service delivery across Nigeria.

Cyber Era NG learns, courtesy of a heads-up, over email, from Victor Makinde of the Nigeria eGovernment Excellence Award 2026 Organising Committee, the Award celebrates the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of Government, private sector organisations, and individuals who are leading the transformation of public service delivery through technology.

The invite, according to Mr. Makinde, is open to individuals who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and measurable impact in advancing eGovernment in Nigeria.

The award presentation to deserving winners will take place at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, south west, Nigeria on Thursday, September 10, 2026.

Award Categories

Track 1 — Federal Government MDAs

• Best Federal MDA Digital Transformation Award

• Best Federal MDA Citizen Service Portal

• Best Federal MDA Revenue Digitalisation Award

• Best Cross-Agency Integration Award

• Federal MDA Cybersecurity Leadership Award

• Best Federal MDA eDocument & eRegistry Service

• Federal AI Leadership Award

• Federal MDA Emerging Technology Leadership Award

• Best Federal MDA Open Government & Transparency Award

Track 2 — State Governments

• Best State Digital Transformation Award

• Most Improved State eGovernment Service Deployment

• Best State Mobile Government Initiative

• Best State IGR Digitalisation Award

• Digital Inclusion & Rural Access Award

• Best State Social Service Digitalisation Award

• Best State Business Enabling Environment Award

• State Emerging Technology Leadership Award

Track 3 — Private Sector

• eGovernment Technology Partner of the Year

• Best Government Payment Solution

• Digital Identity & Verification Innovation Award

• Best Cloud & Infrastructure Provider

• Government Cybersecurity Solutions Award

• Best Citizen-Facing Digital Product

• Connectivity & Last-Mile Access Award

• Indigenous Technology Company of the Year

• GovTech Innovation of the Year

• eGovernment Startup of the Year

• Best eGovernment-Promoting Media House

Track 4 — Individuals

• eGovernment Lifetime Achievement Award

• Public Sector CIO / CTO of the Year

• GovTech Entrepreneur of the Year

• Young Digital Government Leader

• eGovernment Advocate of the Year

• Digital Policy Leader of the Year

• Public Sector CEO eGovernment Champion Award

• Pioneer eGovernment Promoter Award

How to Nominate

All nominations are to be submitted via the online nomination form:

Submit Your Nomination →

You are welcome to nominate more than one organisation or individual.

Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged.

All nominations must be supported by clear evidence of achievement and measurable impact.

Nomination Deadline: Friday, June 12, 2026

Nominations received after this date will not be considered. Organisers strongly encourage early submission.

For enquiries, please contact us at confirm@egovernment.ng .