The Rise of the Twitter Bloggers

The 2011 Nigerian Blog Awards has been our most participated one ever, maybe it’s because of the advent of twitter or the fact that a whole lot of talented people are now blogging and not afraid to say so. This year the competition is as fierce as we have ever had it. While blogging staples [...]

What is a blog?

>>>First off: VOTE VOTE VOTE! If you have already voted, thank you. If you haven’t we really encourage you to review the nominees before voting: you may discover a new favourite blog among the nominees! Voting closes on July 9 at 11:59pm EST. It might seem silly for a site set up to recognize Nigerian [...]

Let the voting begin!

The nominations in each of the 30 categories have been tallied and the nominees for the 2011 Nigerian Blog Awards have been determined! Please visit the voting page to see the nominated blogs. You may vote immediately but before voting we encourage you to click on the name of each nominated blog and visit the [...]

Nominees revealed on June 27

If you’ve been eyeing our schedule for the 2011 awards, you’ll see that the nominees are supposed to be revealed today. However, a decision has been made to delay this by one week, in order to ensure that the following: That those who had submitted nominations by the deadline (June 17), who are still having [...]

Nomination phase over — make sure you’ve clicked your confirmation code!

The nomination phase for the 2011 Nigerian Blog Awards has ended for another year and we would like to thank you all for your participation. In the end the nomination form was filled out over 1700 times, a new record, but almost a third of the people who filled out the form have not clicked [...]

Email confirmations have been sent

We thank everyone for their patience in waiting for confirmation codes (even those who haven’t been so patient, because we’re hoping it reflects your excitement about the awards!). I have been informed that the delays in sending confirmation codes have been rectified and everyone should have received a confirmation code by now. Therefore, please check [...]

Delays in sending the confirmation email

My IT support has informed me that there is a delay in sending the confirmation emails. Some received this email immediately while others have been waiting almost a day for it. I have been informed that the nominations were received and the confirmation emails should be sent soon. Please also check your junk mail folder [...]

Time to nominate your favourite blogs

The nomination phase of this year’s Nigerian Blog Awards begins right now! Before you rush to nominate your favourite blogs, take some time to think carefully about the categories and think about selecting appropriate nominees for each. Take time to read some of the blogs listed on this page and get an idea of the [...]