Category: Art, Media & Entertainment

Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia with her novel ‘The Son of the House’ has won the 2021 Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited.

The Chair of the Advisory Board for the prize, Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo made the disclosure of Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia as the winner of the $100,000 prize at a ceremony on October 30, 2021 at Expo Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.

Her work beat Abi Dare’s ‘The Girl with the Louding Voice’ and Obinna Udenwe’s ‘Colours of Hatred’.

The one million Naira award for the NLNG’s Prize for Literary Criticism was won by Uchechukwu Uwazurike. There was no winner for the $100,000 prize for Science.

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Winners have emerged at the 2021 West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA), which held in Accra, Ghana on October 22, 2021.

The fifth edition of the award themed, “Misinformation, Digital Media Regulation, and Journalism 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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Oluwasegun Olakoyenikan emerges the first runner-up in the Fact-Check of the Year by a Working Journalist category at the 2021 African Fact-Checking Award.

The category was won by Jean le Roux from the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Lab in South Africa.

Reagan Kiyimba of Uganda from Makerere University won the Fact-Check of the Year by a Student Journalist category. Fatma Mbacké of Senegal from CESTI Dakar emerged the first runner-up in the Fact-Check of the Year by a Student Journalist category.

The winner of the best fact-check in the category for working journalists is awarded a prize of $3,000 and the runner-up takes $1,500. The winner of the students category takes home $2,000 while the runner-up collects $1,000.

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Winners have emerged at the 2021 PwC Media Excellence Awards.

The PwC Media Excellence Awards celebrates and rewards excellence in business reporting in Nigeria. The competition is open to professional journalists on a full time employment or freelancers, working in Nigeria, who have produced a story that falls within the categories covered by the award and that is available on a platform whose primary audience is Nigeria.

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Hameed Olanrewaju and Onyeka Iyoha have emerged winners of the 2021 Next-Gen PR World Cup Africa competition after overcoming a field of seven teams.

Hameed Olanrewaju, Head of Innovation and Insights and Onyeka Iyoha, Head of Research and Insights, at Modion Communication will go on to represent Africa at the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) PR World Cup in October 2021.

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Chigozie Obi has emerged winner of the 2021 Access Bank Art X Prize art competition, which was held on the 28th of September 2021.

The winner was awarded a ₦1,800,000 grant; a three-month residency at Gasworks, London; and a solo booth presentation at ART X Lagos in 2022.

The multi-dimensional visual artist was selected by a jury from five shortlisted finalists, which included: Chukwudi Onwumere, Mobolaji Ogunrosoye, Nyancho NwaNri, and Omoregie Osakpolor.

Themed “Forward Ever”, this year’s Art X Lagos edition speaks to the youth generation’s increased understanding of their role as engaged citizens, navigating their presence and trying to become active instigators in the creation of their futures.

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Emmanuel Okoro has won the top prize at the inaugural edition of Africa Fashion Up, a showcase for African designers, with his Emmy Kasbit men’s and women’s collection made using traditional West African weaving techniques.

Nigerian designer Emmanuel Okoro was one of five designers shortlisted for the event in Paris, organized by the Share Africa platform in partnership with Balenciaga, which will mentor the finalists for six months.

Emmanuel Okoro was joined by Guy Fabrice Sullivan, the Ivorian designer behind the Zaady label; Zak Koné, also from Ivory Coast, founder of evening wear brand Pelebe; Baay Sooley and Laure Tarot, the designers behind Senegalese street wear brand Bull Doff, and Natasha Jaume and Carina Louw, founders of South African women’s wear brand Erre.

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