The founder of the award, Mr Nelson E. Williams said the event was a platform to develop young talents.
“It is to encourage and develop young Nigerians to reach the height of whatever they choose to do.
“The award has gained popularity and this 4th edition is bigger in terms of participation and awards, as we are giving 52 awards tonight.
“We received over 10,000 nominations and we had to screen them and reduce the numbers to about 600, as we have 50 categories of the award,” he said.
The winner of the Choice Female Artiste category, Efe Oraka, 16, expressed her gratitude to the organisers of the event for giving her the opportunity to be appreciated for her talent.
“I have been singing since I was nine and released my first album at 11.
“Though I did not think I stood a chance of winning, I am very proud to be named the winner”, she said.
The top artiste Toby, who performed at the event, said he hoped that more events like the NTCA will be organised to help young people.
“I think it is a very good forum, a very good platform for upp coming artists to showcase our talents and I think more shows like this should be springing up.
“So far I think it has been excellent, I have no complaints,” said Toby.
The CEO of the Centre for Cultural Savvy and Leadership Development (CCSLD) Nigeria, Rev. Osoba Otaigbe, offered all the awardees free mentoring, coaching and strategic leadership development as his own way of empowering Nigerian youths.
“To excel in their career, they need other soft skills beside technical competence.
“They need emotional and cultural intelligence, strong character, integrity, perseverance and can-do mentality.
“A lot of them know what to do, but how to do it is a bit of a struggle, so our aim is to mentor and strategically guide them,” he said.
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