This award goes to the Primary Cooperative Society in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated high-performance metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. That has considerably changed the Cooperative landscape by reaching out to new members and clients, offering game-changing solutions to its members/clients, driving economic growth, and adopting the use of new technologies to enhance its services. The winning Society must have demonstrated strong credentials across all of its financial operational activities and makes some deliberate social impacts on the community.

This award goes to the Cooperative Union in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated high-performance metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. That understood the power of the cooperative principles of cooperation among cooperatives by reaching out to primary cooperatives within their locality, offering pragmatic ideas to drive socio-economic growth, and adopting inclusiveness to advance their cause of bringing unity, economic power and progress to the union of cooperatives.

This award goes to the Cooperative Federation in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high-performance index across the board, both qualitative and quantitative. That has considerably changed their State’s Cooperative landscape, taking it to new heights by reaching out to new members with new initiatives to drive cooperative development and growth, adopting inclusiveness by bringing more people into the coop space, making use of new media to enhance services and helped drive growth in a stronger coop sector

This award goes to the cooperative that has shown through its policies and projects the greatest socially responsible practices. The panel of judges will be seeking concrete examples of CSR projects or initiatives that have had a sustainable impact on the people or communities it is geared towards. The award is aimed at cooperatives that go beyond philanthropic use of funds, to using their overall knowledge, resources and reputation to improve the lives of people in the society based on the coop principles of Concern for Community and ethical values of caring for others

This award goes to the Cooperative which has successfully executed the most outstanding capital project in the year under review that would ultimately add value to the coop organization and be beneficial to its members/clients and the community at large. Such a project must be solving issues relating to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ultimately, the project must have contributed to the increased asset of their organization, growth of the Cooperative Sector in particular and Nigeria at large.

This award goes to the Most Enterprising Cooperative that has diversified to increase the asset and balance sheet size of the organization thereby creating CRASoN enterprises with the sole aim to provide decent jobs and reduce unemployment in line with the ILO-ICA MoU on Decent Jobs and UN-SDGs. The winner while exploring their entrepreneurial acumen must have demonstrated capacity, competence and creativity in adding value to the cooperative businesses and investments established.

This award goes to the Cooperative that has brought the most innovative practices to the sector, particularly through the use of technology. The winner must have demonstrated original and efficient use of technology and/or innovative practices to provide: new, evolving business models with high quality, faster and more inclusive financial services to members and clients; improved security and reliability of transaction services, that leads to more affordable products and services.

This award goes to the Cooperative in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across CRASoN metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. That has achieved strategic growth while prudently managing their resources, reduced expenses to achieve greater financial results and impacts. The society in spite of limited resources at their disposal have consistently made considerable progress and maximizing returns for their members.

This award goes to the Women Cooperative Organization that has impacted meaningfully to their members’ socio-economic needs and aspirations with evidence based transformation of the women supporting their entrepreneurial acumen. The winning Cooperative must have been adding value to its members through vocational training, technical and soft skills in MSME development, farming, marketing, processing, and cottage industries.

This award goes to the most outstanding Youth Cooperative Society that has shown they are prudent in running a school-based or out-of-school youth cooperative with the ability to get more students & youth engaged in the enterprise and learn more about managing a business from the cooperative enterprise, that can make them self-reliant, sufficient and independent in the near future.

This award goes to the best cooperative that is within 5 years of registration and has at least 2 years of consistent Annual Account & Returns audited by the Department of Cooperatives of the domiciling state of the society that shows strong financial performances with good governance strategy. The winning society must have shown they have laid a good foundation to be successful and have a clear business plan and budgeting showing their growth strategy with a feasible five years work plan to achieve it.

This award recognizes the valuable contribution that an outstanding Cooperative Manager can make to the economic performance and the overall membership value proposition with successes achieved within the cooperative organization. The winning Cooperative Manager should be an innovative and dynamic personality that has the basic rudiment of cooperative education,  administration and management who might have helped in establishing, organising, and, or managing cooperative society (s) within a state or across states and regions in Nigeria

This Award goes to an Executive Secretary or General Manager of any apex Cooperative organization who in their current management role are responsible for the strategic and tactical components of their organizations, proactive in leading new innovative initiatives in promoting and advancing the cause of cooperatives at local, national or international level through responsible cooperative business ethics. They must have put their organization on the right path of doing all the necessary statutory roles and activities that warrant cooperative development and growth which is expected of a cooperative apex/federation.

This award goes to the most outstanding Cooperative President with innovative initiatives that have made a lot of giant strides in their primary, secondary, or tertiary cooperative who has passed through the rank and file of the Cooperative management structures and practising the cooperative ethics and values of caring for others and solidarity from the local to the state, regional and, or national level demonstrating the principle of cooperation among cooperatives and advancing cooperative development and growth in Nigeria.

This award goes to a worthy ambassador of cooperatives that have helped or still helping in propagating the growth and development of Cooperative directly or indirectly, and that has shown selfless and exemplary leadership in all ramifications demonstrating good governance and clear-cut strategies for promoting cooperatives across the board in Nigeria. The personality might be in other related sectors, a Cooperator in the cooperative movement or a regulator at (Federal or State Government Level, Serving or Retired)

This Award goes to an Outstanding Personality in Nigeria that has distinguished him or herself within their career path, workplace, or community and becomes a leader worthy of emulation in deed and morals, who has helped directly or indirectly in promoting cooperative growth and development within a state, region and Nigeria at large.

This award goes to a reputable cooperator who has devoted their time and energy to developing and nurturing talents among cooperators, who has selflessly continually given his all to discover and encourage more younger generations into cooperatives. In addition, have been providing mentorship directly or indirectly and encouraging leadership succession plans for the future of cooperatives.

This Award goes to a pragmatic cooperative expert in Nigeria, that is doing everything possible to ensure the light of Cooperative Education and Enlightenment is never deemed. The winner must have organized at least one seminar or workshop session (Online or Offline) including and not limited to an in-house training or seminar for Cooperatives and Cooperators within the period in review.

This Award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative Leader within the Cooperative Movement. in recognition of his/her sterling performances and achievements, Introducing some innovative initiatives that have made a lot of giant strides, invaluable contributions and selfless service towards promoting entrepreneurship and cooperative business models, the exceptional leadership roles provided within the movement and general contributions to the growth and development of Cooperatives in Nigeria.

This award goes to the most outstanding Cooperative in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. The winning cooperative organization must be a farmer’s society or a multipurpose that diversified into agriculture/farming business for food security contributing to SDGs and boosting the cooperative revenue.  The use of Mechanized farming techniques and technology should feature in their food production strategy.

This award goes to the most outstanding Cooperative which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. The winning Cooperative must be within the Banking Sector or should have demonstrated innovation in the operations of financial cooperative model which has aid financial inclusion through bringing the unbanked and under-banked to the cooperative space, that can be emulated and replicated by other cooperatives.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative with a major housing scheme project for its member that falls within the year in review, built with the mindset of achieving the global sustainable development goals (SDGs). The winning cooperative must have significantly invested in the housing sector with a vision to meet the housing need of its members and a projection to ensure housing for all.

This award goes to the Cooperative in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. The winning Cooperative organization must have been in fish farming and processing bridging the huge gap that is being met by importation, reducing post-harvest lost through processing, increasing domestic fish production and saving the nation of foreign exchange and above all generation of employments for its members and others indirectly.

This award goes to the most outstanding Cooperative Health Sector based in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. The winning Cooperative Society must have distinctively embarked on project and, or initiative within the healthcare sector that would meet the health care needs of its members and that of the community at large.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Consumer Cooperative in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. The winning Cooperative Organization must have shown that they are meeting the consumer needs of their members and the community where they operate.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in the transport business of Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. They must have brought innovation in transportation.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in the Oil & Gas Sector in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in the Aviation Sector in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.  The winning society must have adopted technology in its operations.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in the Telecoms Sector in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in the Education Sector in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in Paramilitary Sector based in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in Paramilitary Sector based in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.

This award goes to the Most Outstanding Cooperative in the Public Service Sector in Nigeria which has generally demonstrated a high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.

This Award goes to any Organization or Individual Promoting the Cooperative Identity through the use of the DotCoop TLD ( www.coop )

This award goes to the Cooperative Society’s Host Organization which has, in one way or the other supported or supported their staff cooperative society tremendously such as; providing office space, furniture and fittings, grants, loans, prompt payment of staff deductions to cooperative, help in dispute resolution etc.  The winning Host Organization need to be the one that has genuinely over the years been a supporting organization that believed that its staff welfare is paramount and uses the cooperative model to solve their challenges.

This award goes to the Media Organization which has been fair in reporting cooperative activities and, in addition, had supported or still supporting the growth and development of the cooperative business model by allowing their staff to form a Cooperative Society to cater for their socio-economic well-being.

This award goes to the Organization that in one way or the other brought new innovations to support cooperative operations and has developed a solution that added more value and increased its profitability. The winning Organization need to be the one that has genuinely over the years supported and still supports cooperative organizations’ programs and helps them to achieve greater successes.

This Award goes to the Insurance Company that has developed cooperative-friendly products and services tailored toward maintaining risks associated with Cooperative Businesses & Cooperators. More so, that encourages its employees to form or run a Cooperative Society to cater to the staff’s welfare.

This Category of Award is for Banks that support and encourage cooperative societies, and avail societies with credit facilities to improve their economic status. The winning Bank should be the one that provides cooperatives and cooperators friendly products and services. More importantly, that encourages their staff to form cooperatives as a means to meet their socio-economic needs and aspirations.

Cooperative HALL of FAME: For Co-operative Legends/Icons with Life-time or Posthumous Achievements)

Exemplary Leadership Awards: For individuals or organizations who have distinguished themselves

Cooperative Billionaires’ Gang: For Cooperatives with minimum Balance Sheet of a Billion Naira and above