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Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie has been elected into the 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters as a foreign honorary member.
The objective of the Academy include to “foster and sustain an interest in Literature, Music, and the Fine Arts” by administering over 70 awards and prizes, exhibiting art and manuscripts, funding performances of new works of musical theatre, and purchasing artwork for donation to museums across the country.
Ms. Helen Oyeyemi, the author of the globally acclaimed novel, “The Icarus Girl”, has been declared winner of the PEN America OPEN BOOK Award 2017 for her 2016 book “What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours” with a cash prize of $5,000.
She won the prize for the category of the “Exceptional Book-Length Work of Literature By An Author of Color Published In 2016”.
The judges for the category were Ishmael Beah, Major Jackson and Bich Minh Nguyen.
2016 Dstv Eutelsat Star Award (Poster Category) – Emmanuel Ochenjele
Emmanuel Ochenjele was awarded for his depiction of a constellation of diverse satellites all contributing towards the advancement of solutions to challenges such as global warming, conservation of biodiversity and stable energy supply.
He will visit Eutelsat in Paris to understand how satellites are operated, as well as a satellite factory. Aobakwe Letamo from Botswana was the runner up in the same category. The four winning schools attended by the overall award winners and runners-up were also rewarded with a DStv installation, including dish, TV set, PVR decoder and free access to the DStv Education Bouquet.
Claudie Haigneré, Europe’s leading female astronaut and now special advisor to the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), chaired the jury of the Awards for the first time.
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2016 MAN Reporter of the Year (Television category)
Abiola Ismail – TVC
2016 MAN Reporter of the Year (Newspaper category)
Odinaka Anudu – BusinessDay
Awarded for his incisive and in-depth reporting and analysis of relevant issues in the manufacturing sector – going an extra mile to do in-depth reporting and analyses of issues and policies affecting the manufacturing sector as well as for conducting relevant interviews and effectively utilising the Association’s position papers and publications. Odinaka Anudu, BusinessDay’s editorial analyst, covers Industry and SMEs. A holder of Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Master of Science degree in Development Economics, Anudu has been trained by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on Trade Negotiation. He was formerly the secretary-general of the National Drug Abuse Control Association. He has received several training programmes in journalism.
The winners were announced at the 2017 MAN annual media luncheon held in Ikeja, Lagos.
Long Throat Memoirs: Soup, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds – a book authored by Nigerian food essayist, Yemisi Aribisala and published by Cassava Republic Press has won the prestigious John Avery Award (2016) in the United Kingdom (UK) at the Andre Simon Food and Drink Awards for its originality in style and contents.
GEMS Communications wins the 2016 ESQR Quality Choice Award, for its continuous push for quality and innovation, in which it has redefined Out-of-Home advertising by perfectly blending emerging technologies with art and environment-friendliness.
Expressing delight over the awards, Managing Director of GEMS Communications Limited, Atilola Odudare, said the awards have further accentuated the place of quality and innovation in the operations of the company. He maintained that the company would continue to deliver greater value to its numerous clients through innovation.
In his words:
“At the heart of our operations in GEMS Communications Limited are innovation, focus on quality and exceptional customer service which have enabled us deliver cutting edge solutions to multinational organizations across the country and beyond. We have a dynamic team that places high premium on these things, which explains why we continue to produce brilliant results. Our work speaks for us as can be seen from the awards won.”
The awards, he further said, would propel the company to do more in providing services that would continue to make the industry compete favourably at the international level.