Awards & Fellowships

Entries invited for African Blogger Awards

Entries have been invited for the 2014 African Blogger Awards (http://www.africanbloggerawards.com) that measures online and social influencers’ reach and influence through data analysis. The awards, divided into 36 categories, are open to bloggers, Instagrammers, Tweeters and YouTubers across Africa. Categories are diverse, and include sectors such as Advice, Fashion and Beauty, Events and Nightlife, Education, […]

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Ogunseye, Ezeani win Journalism, New Media prizes

Multiple media award winner, Toyosi Ogunseye and Kingsley Ezeani have emerged winners of the Journalism and New Media prizes of the ‘The Future Awards Africa’ 2013. Ogunseye, Editor, Sunday Punch won the Journalism prize while Ezeani, Publisher of ‘Information Nigeria’ website bagged the New Media award. They  were named winners at the award ceremony on

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2013 Soyinka Investigative award winners emerge

By Kelechi Amakoh In a bid to promote investigative journalism in the country, journalists were rewarded at the 2013 Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Awards, WSIRA which held in Lagos December 9. Two journalists, Ini Ekott and Ruona Agbroko-Meyer of PREMIUM TIMES emerged joint Investigative Journalists of the Year 2013 with their entry: How Nigeria Squanders

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Journalists urged to participate in Promasidor’s Quill award

By Adediwura Aderibigbe, The Nation Journalists in the country  have been urged to participate in Promasidor’s annual Quill Awards competition. The competition is designed to reward excellent news reporting. Promasidor’s Head of Legal/Public Relations Andrew Enahoro spoke on Wednesday on the competition when he visited The Nation in Lagos. Enahoro said participation in the award

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Award for innovative young journalists

Entries are invited from innovative young journalists in Nigeria for the inaugural Journalists for Christ International Outreach Young Journalists Award. Interested applicants should send an application and details of their publication, broadcast or project from January to November 2013. Applications will be assessed on the basis of the uniqueness of the topics, dept of research

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Ogunseye, Ogunlesi win CNN/ Multichoice awards

Two of the three Nigerian nominees for the finals of the 2013 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Awards emerged winners in their categories. Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye of Sunday Punch won  the UNICEF-sponsored Environment Category while  Tolu Ogunlesi, a freelance journalist for Ventures Africa was the winner of  the Coca-Cola Company, Economics and Biz Awards category

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