Four Nigerian journalists have been nominated in different categories of the 9th Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards celebrating talent in African journalism covering the re/insurance industry.
Nike Popoola of The Punch Newspaper, Destiny Onyemihia of Voice of Nigeria, Afeez Hanafi of Daily Trust and G.U Chukwu of Daily Review Online were nominated in the English broadcast, print and online categories of the continental award.
They were among the nominees selected from a diverse range of media houses and publications across Africa showcasing the
breadth and depth of talent in African journalism covering the re/insurance industry
While Nike Popoola of Punch Newspaper was nominated in print and online categories, Destiny Onyemihia of Voice of Nigeria was nominated for Broadcast Category, the duo of Afeez Hanafi of Daily Trust and G.U Chukwu of Daily Review Online were in the online category nominee list.
Winners will be announced during an award ceremony which according to the organizers is scheduled to coincide with the Continental Re 9th CEO Summit, on 12 April 2024 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Here is a full list of all the nominees for the award.
NOMINEES BY CATEGORY:
Broadcast (English)
- Carolyne Tomno (Kenya) – KASS TV
- Destiny Onyemihia (Nigeria) – Voice of Nigeria
- James Eshun (Ghana) – Joynews TV
- Peter Wakaba (Kenya) – Business Today show – KTN News
- Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman (Ghana) – Star News
Print (English)
- Alfred Onyango (Kenya) – The Star Newspaper
- Bbalewa Zyuulu (Zambia) – Scoop News Zambia
- John Kamau Muthoni (Kenya) – The Standard Group PLC
- Nike Popoola (Nigeria) – Punch Newspaper
- Prosper Ndlovu (Zimbabwe) – The Chronicle
Online (English)
- Afeez Hanafi (Nigeria) – Daily Trust
- G.U Chukwu (Nigeria) – Daily Review Online
- Isaac Wafula Khisa (Uganda) – The Independent Magazine
- Nike Popoola (Nigeria) – Punch Nigeria Limited
- Samuel Sanya (Uganda) – www.ugstandard.com
- Taurai Craig Museka (Zimbabwe) – The Chronicle Zimbabwe and Insurance Biz South Africa
French (Print, Online, or Broadcast)
- Daouda Zongo (Burkina Faso) – Wakat Séra
- Deudjui Ghislaine (Cameroon) – Le Financier d’Afrique
- Fraterne NDACYAYISENGA (Rwanda) – Africa 24 TV
- Mahamadi SEBOGO (Burkina Faso) – Sidwaya
- Oltas Yavis Teddy Goudalo (Benin) – Television Canal3-Benin
Arabic (Print, Online, or Broadcast)
- El Hadi Issa (Egypt) – لاملا جhiةد
- Elshazly Gomaa Ahmed Ali (Egypt) – Almal newspaper
- Islam Abdelhameed Abdelmutlib Farahat (Egypt) – دغلا لاومأ
- Maher Fadl Hanaa (Egypt) – يداصتقلاا يxyخ عقوم
- Mohamed Hamdy Ahmed Mahmoud (Egypt) – دغلا لاومأ عقوم
