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Nigerian Breweries Plc has restated its commitment to excellence in the practice
of journalism as the 10 th edition of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards
opened with a promise to honour journalists who abide by the fine ethics of the
profession.
Kufre Ekanem, Nigerian Breweries’ Corporate Affairs Adviser affirmed that the
Golden Pen Awards has greatly impacted the role of the press in the socio-
economic development of Nigeria.
He added that since its inception, the award has produced nine grand prize
winners in the Journalist of the Year category, six grand prize winners in the Photo
Journalist of the Year category and four others in the Report of the Year category.
It has also produced several runners up in the three categories.
“Looking back over the last nine editions, we are happy that the initiative has
continued to help improve the quality of journalism in Nigeria going by the quality
of entries we receive every year as attested to by our independent panel of
judges and stakeholders in the Nigerian media who have been part of the awards
over the years,” he said.
Ekanem disclosed that in this milestone 10 th edition, the company is again
directing the attention of the Nigerian media to the area of Agriculture, Local
Sourcing and Industrial Development as the theme for the Nigerian Breweries
Golden Pen Award. “As a company committed to Winning with Nigeria, we
believe that the focus on Agriculture, Local Sourcing and Industrial Development
is key to making our country achieve her full potential as a self –reliant and
developed country with a diversified economic base, he added.
According to him, entries for the award opened on Wednesday, June 13, 2018
and will close on Friday, July 13, 2018. He enjoined journalists from all media
platforms with reports published in 2017 and focusing on Agriculture, Local
Sourcing and Industrial Development to avail themselves of the opportunity
presented by the Award. A maximum of three entries is allowed per journalist.
All entries he said, should be sent to TPT International via
[email protected] or the corporate address on PR Place,
6/8 Bola Ogunsanya crescent, Magodo GRA, Shangisha, Lagos. While encouraging
journalists across the country to participate.
Ekanem informed that for this 10 th edition of the award, the Nigerian Breweries
Golden Pen Reporter of the Year will get a cash prize of N2 Million Naira plus a gift
item; the first runner up will get N1 Million Naira while the 2 nd runner up will go
home with N750 Thousand Naira.
In the Photojournalist category, the overall winner will receive N1 Million plus a
gift item while the first and second runners up will be rewarded with N750
Thousand Naira and N500 Thousand Naira respectively. The winner of the
Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Report of the Year will receive N1 Million and a
gift item.
In his testimonial, the 2017 winner of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Report
of the Year, Mojeed Alabi, expressed appreciation to Nigerian Breweries for
recognizing journalists and rewarding excellence in the media profession.
