Every engineering innovation that keeps Africa’s industries running today was once a stubborn challenge waiting to be solved. That principle defines the Technology Entrepreneurial Visionary Award category, presented annually by the National Entrepreneurship Honors (NEH) to recognize individuals who have fundamentally strengthened the systems that power Nigeria’s industrial and technological sectors.
This category honors leaders whose work reflects sustained, strategic innovation in building solutions that go beyond surface-level improvements. Unlike awards that center on branding or market reach, this distinction is reserved for system architects, those who create technology that withstands operational strain, addresses critical infrastructure gaps, and delivers measurable reliability in the most challenging environments.
Winners are chosen through an intensive review process involving independent evaluators, technical experts, and sector analysts. Their work is assessed on its practical functionality, relevance to local contexts, and lasting impact measured not by projections but by sustained real-world results. This category rewards depth, precision, and usefulness at scale.
The Technology Entrepreneurial Visionary Award has become one of NEH’s most respected honors, reserved for those strengthening the unseen but essential layers of the economy.
Past honorees include:
- Muideen Opejin (2024)
- Ibrahim Adesanya (2023)
- Chinyere Okafor (2022)
- Tunde Ajibola (2021)
- Funmi Oladiran (2020)
- Bashir Omoyele (2019)
- Adaobi Nwankwo (2018)
The Technology Entrepreneurial Visionary Award is a national signal that the future of industry will be built not by chasing spectacle, but by reinforcing the foundations that keep economies running. It celebrates individuals whose work makes Nigeria’s industrial and entrepreneurial landscape function more intelligently, sustainably, and effectively, one critical system at a time.
