Nigerian Teens Choice Awards Explained

Nigerian Teens Choice Awards
Awarded For:Teen excellence in Nigeria
Presenter:Nelson Ese Williams
Sponsor:Zenith Bank, Redance Africa, Seplat Petroleum Development Company, NTA, Pepsi Nigeria, Silverbird Entertainment, Planet TV,[1] DAAR Communications[2]
Current Awards:2018 Nigerian Teens Choice Awards
Country:Nigeria
Network:Silverbird Television
Planet TV
AIT
NTA
Producer:Nelson E Williams Promotion
Director:Nelson Ese Williams
Firstawarded:August 2012

Nigerian Teens Choice Awards (also known as The NTC Awards or NTCA honours), first introduced, and launched in August 2012 by Nelson Ese Williams, for teen excellence and awards personalities who influence the teen world in Nigeria. The NTC Awards, consisting of music, entertainment, media, fashion, sport, art, social achievement, individual personalities in film, and social media in Nigeria.

History

The event is composed of 50 categories, and the 1st edition of the Nigerian Teens Choice Awards was held in 2012, and winners of the ceremony include Burna Boy, Korede Bello, Sina Rambo, Denrele Edun, Dammy Krane, and Wande Coal among others. At the 4th edition of the award, NTCA honours 52 Teens, including Tay Iwar, Efe Orake, and Speroach Beatz among others.[3] At the 6th edition of the ceremony, Nelson Ese Williams introduced 6 new categories.[4] On 24 July 2016, while speaking at a briefing in Abuja Nelson, said the 2016 edition is likely to have about 60 categories of nominations.

Ceremonies

Date VenueHost city Host
1st2012
2nd2013
3rd17 August 2014Denrele Edun
4th9 August 2015Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton AbujaFunke Akindele
Denrele Edun
5th7 August 2016Abuja International Conference CentreWofai Samuel
VJ Ehiz
6th6 August 2017Lagos
7th6 August 2018Tobi Bakre

Award categories

The following are the present categories:

Music categories

Media/Entertainment

Fashion/Style

Art/Theatre

Sport

Personality

Social Achievement

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Partners . 5 August 2021 . 14 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914203531/http://ntcawards.org/our-partners/ . 2017-09-14 .
  2. Web site: Nigerian Teen Choice Awards . 5 August 2021 . 18 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918181952/http://ntcawards.org/ . 2017-09-18 .
  3. Web site: NTCA honours 52 teens at 2015 Choice Awards . Daily Trust . 16 August 2015 . 5 August 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Top artistes to grace 2016 Teens Choice Awards . The Nation Nigeria . 5 August 2021 . 24 July 2016.