Publiseer founder, Chidi Nwaogu has won first prize in the Entrepreneurship category of the 2019 Africa 35.35 awards. He led 34 other entrepreneurs vying for first place. Ghanaian Kimberly Addison, Saif Eddine Laalej of Morocco and Jorge Appiah were also awarded under this same category.
The 35.35 Award, formerly known as the Francophone Award, was founded in 2016 to recognize 35 Africans who are aged between 18 to 35 years. It selects entrepreneurs based on their outstanding achievements and the impact-driven project delivered in their communities.
Chidi Nwaogu emerged as the winner of the entrepreneurship category, having been selected out of 350 entrepreneurs living in 49 countries that were nominated for the 35.35 awards. He won the award on the platform of Publiseer, recognized as one of the largest digital publishers in Africa.
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Before this award, Nwaogu had received several awards, including winning the 2019 Young Leaders Award, Biz Business Excellence Award, Startup World Cup Nigeria Regionals 2019 Award, 2019 ITU Innovation Challenges Award and he was a two-time recipient of the OD Young Person of the Month.
Some of the Laureates also awarded include Ghanaian social entrepreneur – Elijah Amoo Addo, Funkola Odeleye – the CEO of Nigeria DIYlaw, Halimatou Gadji – a Senegalese Actress and Affiong Williams – CEO of ReelFruit, a Nigerian agritech startup.
Nwaogu and the other Laureates will receive their awards in Ghana during a 2-day leadership program and award ceremony conducted by Africa 35.35. The event will host business leaders from different sectors.
Laureates will be permitted to pitch their innovations to over 300 participants during the 2-day program. The program is slated for the 24th & 25th of November, 2019.
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