The Nigerian Breweries Plc has rewarded some distinguished journalists at the 9th Edition of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award entitled: Agriculture, Local Sourcing and Industrial Development.
The award, which is the 9th in the series, is aimed at promoting professionalism and objective reportage of events in the country. It is also meant to reward journalists who abide by the ethics of the journalism profession in their professional practice.
According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Johan Doyar:
“It is our hope and expectations that the media will draw attention to the sections of the economy to agriculture; it is important to acknowledge the role of the media in national development. Nigeria is a land of talents and we believe in it passionately.”
Winners of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award [2017]
- The Nigerian Breweries Reporter of the Year cash prize of ₦2 Million, was given to Isioma Madike of The New Telegraph. Madike’s work, “Shonga Farms: The dream of Zimbabwean Whites’’, an investigative piece, earned him the award.
- The 1st runner up, Mr. Arukaino Umukoro, of the Punch Newspapers went home with ₦1 million.
- The 2nd runner up for the Nigerian Breweries reporter of the year, Mr. Caleb Ojewale of The Business Day was given ₦750,000.
- In the Photo journalist category, the overall winner, Olatunji Obasa also of the the Punch Newspapers got ₦1 Million.
- The 1st runner up, Jubril Sulaimon, of The New Telegraph got ₦750,000.
- The 2nd runner up, Toluwani Eniola 0f the The Punch Newspapers, got ₦500,000.
- The winner of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Report of the Year, Mojeed Alabi, of The New Telegraph, received ₦1 million.
All the winners of the 2017 Nigeria Golden Pen Award in all categories got an iPad and a Plaque, each.
