2021 Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA) Winners

Winners of the 2021 Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA) have emerged at the ceremony held in Lokoja, Kogi State on Saturday, October 30, 2021.

According to The NMMA Trust, organisers of the award,  a total of 1,050 entries, the highest ever received since the inauguration of the awards in 1991, were received for this year’s edition. The entries were also said to be of high quality.

 

Newspaper of the Year

The Punch

Editor of the Year

Adeniyi Adesina, The Nation

Radio Station of the Year

Ray Power

Television Station of the Year

Channels Television

Olagunsoye Oyinlola Prize for Culture and Tradition Reporter of the Year

Innocent Duru, The Nation

Buba Marwa Prize for Defence Reporter of the Year

Innocent Duru, The Nation

Union Bank Prize for Banking and Finance Reporter of the Year

Innocent Duru, The Nation

Ernest Sisei Ikoli Prize for Newspaper Reporter of the Year

Innocent Duru, The Nation

Cecil King Memorial Prize for Print Journalist of the Year

Innocent Duru, The Nation

Bashorun MK.O Abiola Prize for Sports Reporter of the Year

Olatunji Ololade, The Nation

Abubakar Imam Prize for Newspaper Features Writer of the Year

Olotunji Ololade, The Nation

Sonny Odogwu Prize Business Reporter of the Year

Chikaodi Okereocha, The Nation

Adamu Mu’Azu Prize for Tourism Reporter of the Year

Chikaodi Okereocha, The Nation

Chevron Nigeria Prize for Oil and Gas Reporter of the Year

Chikaodi Okereocha, The Nation

Access Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the Year

Collins Nweze, The Nation

UBA Prize for Money Market Reporter of the Year

Collins Nweze, The Nation

Lateef Jakande Prize for Political Reporter of the Year

Emmanuel Oladesu, The Nation

NAFCON Prize for Environment Reporter of the Year

Bola Olajuwon, Assistant Editor/Head Foreign Desk

Aviation Industry Reporter of the Year

Kelvin Osa-Okunbor, Aviation correspondent

Alex Ibru Prize for Investigative Reporter of the Year

Samson Folarin, The PUNCH

Nigerite Prize for the Real Estate/Construction Reporter of the Year

John Alechenu, The PUNCH

Peter Odili Prize for Power Reporter of the Year

Tunde Ajaja, The PUNCH

IGI Prize for the Insurance Reporter of the Year

Tunde Ajaja, The PUNCH

Keystone Bank Prize for the CSR Reporter of the Year

Tunde Ajaja, The PUNCH

Nigerian Ports Authority Prize for the Maritime Reporter of the Year

Afeez Hanafi, The PUNCH

Ibrahim Shekarau Prize for the Education Reporter of the Year

Isioma Madike of the New Telegraph.

Bukola Saraki Agriculture Reporter of the Year  

Gbenga Salau of The Guardian.

Conoil Prize for Energy Correspondent of the Year

Kingsley Jeremiah, The Guardian

Olusegun Mimiko prize for Foreign Reporter of the Year

Wale Elegbede, New Telegraph

Most Innovative Reporter of the Year

Sola Charles, Vanguard

Best Public Health Reporter of the Year 

Sola Charles, Vanguardd

Female Reporter of the Year

Rachael Omoniyi of the New Telegraph

Gani Fawehinmi Prize for the Human Rights Reporter of the Year

A former Senior Correspondent of The PUNCH, Ade Adesomoju,

Coca-Cola Nigerian Prize for the Brand & Marketing Reporter of the Year

ex-PUNCH Correspondent, Jesusegun Alagbe,

News Photographer of the Year

The PUNCH, Saheed Olugbon

Alade Odunewu Prize for the Columnist of the Year

A late columnist with The PUNCH, Dr Obadiah Malafia

Aboderin Entertainment Reporter of the Year

Yusuf Adebayo, New Telegraph

 

 

Editorial  of the Year

Nigerian Tribune.

Telecoms Reporter of the Year

Adeyemmy Adepetun of The Guardian.

Columnist of the Year

The late Obadiah Mailafia, The Punch, Tribune and Vanguard

RADIO

Radio Broadcaster of the Year Presenter

Sunday Onyeyirichi of the Nigeria Info

Radio Programme of the Year

Radio Reporter of the Year

Adejoke Fayemi, Raypower

Radio Production of the Year

Olufunke Fayemi of the Voice of Nigeria

Radio Presenter of the Year

Sarah Osanyinlusi, Raypower

Television Reporter of the Year

Akande Emmanuel of the TVC

 

Television Newscaster of the Year

Ngozi Alaegbu of Arise TV

Television Programme Presenter of the Year

A former Channels TV broadcaster, Gimba Umar

Television Production of the Year category

Dooshima Pius-Ikerave of the NTA

The Television Drama of the Year

Medium,

 

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