Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards is an annual award organized by Vanguard (Newspapers) to honour distinguished Nigerians 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, Adegboyega Oyetola, Godwin Obaseki, Abdullahi Sule, Rotimi Akeredolu, and Afe Babalola.
Notable awardees +S/nAwardeeProfession1Bola AjibolaLawyer2Babajide Sanwo-OluPolitician3Afe BabalolaLawyer4Gboyega OyetolaPolitician5Aisha BuhariFirst lady6Godwin ObasekiPolitician7Godwin EmefieleBanker8Muhammad Inuwa YahayaPolitician9Femi OtedolaBusiness man10Goodluck JonathanPolitician and former Nigerian president11Azibaola RobertLawyer
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