Winners have emerged in the 2019 PwC Media Excellence Awards to celebrate and reward excellence in Business Reporting in Nigeria.
The winners of the various categories announced at the award ceremony in Lagos on Friday night are :
Bayo Akinloye formerly of THISDAY: SMEs Reporting
Still load: How slow Internet speed under-develops Nigeria’s economy, stifles SME’s growth
Oladeinde Olawoyin of Premium Times: Capital Markets Reporting
What Islamic finance products can do to Nigeria’s capital market, infrastructural growth
Isaac Anyaogu of Businessday: Business & Economy Reporting
Dying in instalment: How lead battery recyclers are poisoning Nigerians
Kelechukwu Iruoma of Ripples Nigeria: Tax Reporting
Investigation: Thugs rules in Rivers market, forces illegal multiple taxes on petty traders, govt feigns ignorance.
Each winner will receive a cash prize of N500, 000.00
The entries were reviewed by a panel of independent, respected and experienced judges for well-organised research and insight, Demonstrate journalistic integrity and Show originality and resourcefulness in crafting their story.
The entries were also rated on the basis of being very relevant to the Nigerian situation.
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