Nigeria Blog Awards 2013: Why Jarushub Deserves 3+1 Awards

The Nigerian Blogs Awards (NBA) is the official awards for bloggers in Nigeria. I wasn’t aware of it until recently, but I found it credible enough to participate. It was officially launched on twitter today and nomination will commence on September 23, 2013 and ends on October 13, 2013, according to the plan released. Official nominees will then be released on November 4, 2013, and voting takes place between November 11 to December 8, while the winners shall be announced in a twitter livestream on December 15, 2013. It’s fun.

The categories, according to the organisers, are:

1. Best Beauty Blog – Blog about makeup or other beauty products.
2. Best Business  or Entrepreneurship Blog – Blog that focuses on building a business or on  entrepreneurship.
3. Best Career or Job Blog – Blog that focuses on developing  career skills or on finding jobs.
4. Best Collaborative or Group Blog – Blog on  any topic, written by two or more people.
5. Best-Designed Blog – Blog that is  visually appealing. Although the design can be based on a template, it must be  modified from the original template.
6. Best Education Blog – Blog that focuses  on the education industry, or on instructing its readers through tutorials.
7. Best Entertainment Blog – Blog about the entertainment industry, including  celebrities and gossip.
8. Best Faith-based Blog – Blog with a focus on  religious beliefs or themes.
9. Best Fashion or Style Blog – Blog about  fashion, fashion design, or personal style.
10. Best Fitness or Health Blog – Blog that focuses on healthy living, exercise, or wellness.
11. Best Food Blog – Blog with a focus on food, cooking, catering, or similar.
12. Best Humour Blog – Blog that is amusing or lighthearted in nature.
13. Best Movie Blog – Blog about  Nollywood or other movie industry, or movies more generally.
14. Best Music Blog – Blog that focuses on music or the music industry.
15. Best New Blog – Blog  established in August 2012 or more recently.
16. Best News Blog – Blog with a  focus on Nigerian news or current events.
17. Best Parenting or Family Blog – Blog with a strong focus on parenting, family life, or the journey to become a  parent.
18. Best Personal Blog – Blog that focuses on the author’s experiences,  or shares the author’s opinion on a variety of topics.
19. Best Photography Blog – Blog that focuses on photography and includes the blogger’s original  photographs.
20. Best Poetry or Writing Blog – Blog that focuses on poetry or  writing, in particular the blogger’s original works.
21. Best Political Blog – Blog with a strong focus on Nigerian politics.
22. Best Relationship Blog – Blog  with a focus on romantic relationships.
23. Best Science or Technology Blog – Blog about science or technology, including information technology.
24. Best  Sports Blog – Blog that focuses on Nigerians in sports, or on sports in  general.
25. Best Student Blog – Blog by an individual currently enrolled in  school.
26. Best Topical Blog – Blog with a clear niche that is not represented  in any of the other categories.
27. Best Travel or Tourism Blog – Blog about  travelling within Nigeria, Africa, or elsewhere in the world.
28. Best Wedding  Blog – Blog that covers personal preparations for a wedding, weddings in  general, or industries related to weddings such as event planning or  coordinating
29. Nigerian Blog of the Year – Best overall blog by a Nigerian or  best blog with a strong focus on any aspect of Nigeria

I think Jarushub deserves 3 of the awards. My reasons:

• Best Career or Job Blog: On this blog, we have shared valuable information on career development. We have also interviewed successful professionals to share their success stories with a view to letting others learn. Our articles like Common Interview Questions & Answer Tips, 5 Great Places to Start Career in Nigeria, 5 Common Mistakes Nigerian Job Seekers Make, and others, were widely commended, not only for the originality, but being experience-drawn. We also have the best career advisory window that has solved the career dilemmas of tens of Nigerian that came sought advice, thanks to our array of eggheads.  We also run a CV clinic for free review of CVs. We are also organizing free offline career event that is featuring top CEOs in Nigeria. Jarushub, no doubt, deserves to be Nigeria’s career blog of the year 2013.

• Best New Blog: This blog was launched in March 2013, and within six months, it is one of the most influential blogs in Nigeria today with the quality of people that associate with it. From company CEOs to political personalities, Jarushub is now well-known. In fact, no less media outfit than THISDAY, Nigeria’s most influential newspaper, reported the blog’s event.  See THISDAY report here.  gaining such credibility within a short period of time, Jarushub deserves this award.

• Nigerian Blog of the Year: Jarushub is the first Nigerian blog to exclusively interview a major presidential candidate. Not even well established political blogs have been able to achieve this feat. Read our interview with Mallam Nuhu Ribadu here. Other high profile personalities that have been exclusively interviewed on this blog include, former Media Adviser to late President Yar’adua, Mr. Segun Adeniyi; CEO of Accenture Nigeria, Mr. Niyi Yusuf; Professor Pius Adesanmi, amongst others. Our career conference is also parading probably the biggest assembly of top professionals in Nigeria. I don’t think any other Nigerian blog has been able to achieve this in 2013. I therefore think Jarushub deserves this award.

….probably plus this too:

• Best Personal Blog: The life experiences this blog’s founder, Jarus and another columnist, Michael Taiwo, share on this blog, qualify this blog as a challenger in this category too. Articles such as Femi Taiwo @ 30 series, Jarus @ 31 series, and Jarus on  Femi @ 31 series  are loaded with personal experiences that are highly educative.

So when the nomination begins on September 23, 2013, go here and nominate Jarushub in these categories.

JARUSHUB……Bridging the career information gap, mentoring a generation to success.