Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards is an annual award organized by Vanguard (Newspapers) to honour distinguished

Nigerians Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

who have excelled in their chosen careers. The event premiered between 2007 and 2008 as the Bankers' award. It was on hold for four years until 2012, when it was re-introduced and rebranded as Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards. In 2022, the event celebrated its 10th edition in Lagos, Nigeria. Past recipients of the award include;

Babajide Sanwo-Olu Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1965) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Lagos State since 2019. Sanwo-Olu became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after winning the APC gubernatoria ...

, Adegboyega Oyetola,

Godwin Obaseki Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki (born 1 July 1957) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the governor of Edo State from 2016 to 2024. Obaseki was elected governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2016 wh ...

Abdullahi Sule Abdullahi Audu Sule (born 26 December 1959) is a Nigerian engineer, businessman and politician who has served as governor of Nasarawa State since 2019. He was elected in the 2019 Governorship election under the platform of the All Progressives ...

Rotimi Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (; 21 July 1956 – 27 December 2023) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 2017 until his death in 2023. His adopted prefix was "Arakunrin", while his nickname was "Ake ...

, and

Afe Babalola Afe Babalola (born 30 October 1929) is a Nigerian lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University. Early life and education Babalola was born in Ado Ekiti in Southern Nigeria (now in Ekiti State). He enrolled for the Senior Cambridge School Ce ...

Notable awardees

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Annual events in Lagos Literary awards by magazines and newspapers {{Nigeria-newspaper-stub