National Orientation Agency Unveils N22.5m Animation Award

National Orientation Agency NOA, has unveiled a new animation award, with a total cash prize of N22,500,000. The award was unveiled at the 9th Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA on Thursday October 9th, 2025. This project is being implemented in partnership with LIFANIMA.

Speaking at the unveiling, the Director-General of National Orientation Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu said the project is a unique opportunity for our creative community to engage with the Nigerian Identity Project—an initiative of the NOA aimed at promoting the ideals captured in the National Values Charter (NVC).

According to him, “The NVC outlines seven national promises and seven citizen codes that define who we are, what we stand for, and the values that unite us as Nigerians. Through this award, we invite our animators to interpret these ideals and express them through the powerful art of storytelling and animation”.
The NOA Animation Award 2026 offers a total prize value of Twenty-Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N22,500,000):

₦10 million for the first prize,

₦7.5 million for the second, and

₦5 million for the third.

All entries are to be submitted online through FilmFreeway (www.filmfreeway.com/lifanima), consistent with the regular LIFANIMA submission process. The deadline for entries will coincide with the festival’s normal submission period in June 2026. The Festival will start receiving entries in January 2026.