The 2023 MFI Awards will be hosted at the Lagos Landmark Centre on 28 March 2023 alongside agrofood & plastprintpack and WACCSE  2023. The MFI Awards Ceremony is co-sponsored by the MFI Micronutrient Fortification Index and powered by TechnoServe via a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sponsored initiative, the Technical Assistance Accelerator Program.

Several Nigerian ministers and members of the Dangote family and the Dangote Foundation have confirmed to personally present the awards to CEOs of the top 5 brands in the wheat flour, edible oil and sugar industries. See the confirmed participants of the 2023 event here and here.

The Micronutrient Fortification Index (MFI) shares information about the quality of staple food fortification in Nigeria. Employing current industry data, the MFI ranks food processing companies’ performances providing consumers with important information about the brands they purchase thus giving these companies an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to meeting quality standards for fortifying their products with essential vitamins and minerals.

The 2022 MFI awards were held under the auspices of the National Nutrition Leadership Forum (CEO Forum), co-chaired by Bill Gates and Alhaji Aliko Dangote. The Ministers of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (FMBNP) presented the awards to the CEOs of the top 5 brands. The Minister FMITI and Minister FMOH were physically present and handed out the awards.