The Nigerian Food Awards™ (TNFA) is Nigeria’s official national food recognition platform. It celebrates excellence across restaurants, chefs, street food, FMCG brands, beverages, innovation, and culinary creativity using a transparent hybrid judging system powered by AI.
The TNFA AI Score™ analyzes: • Ratings & reviews • Customer sentiment analysis • Menu quality & consistency • Packaging & branding • Hygiene signals • Online presence & customer experience • Food photography accuracy This creates an unbiased 20% score added to public votes and judges’ scores.
Anyone may nominate — customers, fans, restaurants, chefs, FMCG brands, and industry stakeholders. Nominations are free and open nationwide.
Yes. Public voting is free for every category. Each vote is secured using OTP + Device ID verification to ensure fairness and eliminate duplicate votes.
Winners are selected using TNFA’s transparent hybrid system: • 40% Public Votes • 40% Judges Panel • 20% TNFA AI Score™ This ensures fairness, credibility, and national standards.
There are 98 award categories covering restaurants, chefs, street food, fast food, beverages, FMCG brands, innovation, packaging, marketing, and special recognition awards.
Simply nominate yourself or accept nominations submitted by customers. You can also join as a sponsor, partner, exhibitor, or culinary showcase participant for award night.
You can request our official TNFA Sponsorship Deck and choose from Gold, Platinum, Diamond or Headline Sponsorship packages. Sponsors receive massive nationwide visibility, branding, PR and on-stage recognition.
The award ceremony will take place at a premium venue in Lagos or Abuja, such as Landmark Centre, Radisson Blu, Transcorp Hilton, or Abuja Continental. Final venue will be announced on our official website & social channels.
TNFA recommends improving: • Service consistency • Menu refinement • Cleanliness & hygiene signals • Packaging quality • Branding & online presence • Customer review responses • Food photography accuracy These directly influence your AI Score™.
Join Nigeria’s Culinary Revolution
Celebrate excellence. Recognize talent. Elevate the nation’s food culture. Be part of The Nigerian Food Awards™ — where innovation and flavor meet prestige.