Reste Avec Moi By Ayobami Adebayo Wins Prix Les Afriques 2020

“Reste Avec Moi” by Ayobami Adebayo has been awarded the Prix Les Afriques 2020.

The winning novel was first published in English under the title “Stay With Me” before being translated into French by Josette Chicheportiche and published by Charleston Editions in 2019.

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Winners Of 2020 Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA)

Winners have emerged at the 2020 Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA), held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on the 18th of December 2020.

The Chairman, Panel of Assessors, Nigeria Media Merit Awards, Professor Ralph Akinfeleye, said in spite of the uncertainties of 2020, the media responded to the call for entries “overwhelmingly”.

He noted that the panel received a total of 895 entries from 665 entrants, as against the 752 entries it got from 520 entrants in 2019.

Professor Akinfeleye, however, said no award was given in seven categories because none of the entries met the 70 percent cut off mark for nomination.

They are the Brand Marketing Reporter of the Year, Oil and Gas Reporter of the Year, Aviation Industry Reporter of the Year, Business Publication of the Year, Radio Broadcaster of the Year, TV Production of the Year, and TV Drama of the Year.

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Winners Of 2020 Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards

Winners have emerged in the 2020 Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards held on December 9, 2020 in Lagos.

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) annually honours journalists who use investigative stories to amplify the voice of the most vulnerable in Nigeria.

Only eight journalists received awards at the 15th edition of the awards ceremony, picked from 188 entries.

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Fisayo Soyombo Wins 2020 Kurt Schork Awards (Local Reporter Category)

Fisayo Soyombo alongside two others have emerged winners of the 2020 Kurt Schork Awards, which was announced on December 3, 2020.

The 2020 Kurt Schork Awards honor brave, yet often unrecognized journalists for their reporting on conflict, corruption and injustice.

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Winners Of 2020 West Africa Media Excellence Conference And Awards (WAMECA)

Winners have emerged at the 2020 West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA), which held at Alisa Hotels, Accra, Ghana on November 14, 2020.

The award, “Social Media, Fake News and Elections in Africa” recognises exceptional reporters in the diverse field of journalism and celebrates and promotes media excellence in West Africa.

The West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) is an initiative by the Media Foundation for West Africa to promote media excellence in the sub-region. WAMECA is a two-part event: a Conference and an Awards ceremony for journalists.

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