Kiki Osinbajo, daughter of acting President Yemi Osinbajo has been conferred with awards of excellence by the Abuja Summer Festival for her contributions to lifestyle and entertainment.
This was made known by festival founder, Chioma Onashakpor, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Singer, Ric Hassani; Style Temple CEO, Ogugua Okonkwo; The Solohan Company CEO, Omojo Wada; Good Hair CEO, Chioma Ikokwu; humanitarian, Dora Enwere, and actor, Uzee Usman, were also awarded.
Kiki, a fashion and beauty entrepreneur, was awarded for her innovation in creating affordable and healthy beauty products with the launch of her skincare line named Konyin.
Ric Hassani was awarded for his musical prowess and doggedness as an alternative Afropop music artist, despite the marketing hurdles faced by singers of the genre in Nigeria.
Okonkwo earned an Excellence award for her contribution to female fashion in Abuja as her firm, Style Temple, is the most acclaimed in the FCT for style and practicability.
Enwere was recognised for her humanitarian work with females, especially her ongoing #ForYoungGirls project where she distributes soaps and sanitary pads to young girls in IDP camps.
Ikokwu was awarded Business Excellence (Female) for the contribution of her brand Good Hair in the revitalisation of the hair business in Nigeria.
Wada, who bagged the Business Excellence (Male), earned the award for his marketing acumen and quality production of lawyers’ wigs and gowns in Nigeria.
Actor and TV host, Uzee Usman, who began his career in 2003, was awarded for his contribution to the Nigerian film industry, especially Kannywood.
Abuja Summer Festival held its annual summer event on August 11 with an outstanding performance from Ric Hassani.