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The winners of the 2016 Promasidor Quil Awards have emerged, The awards took place at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Lagos, on Friday evening
The overall award went to Ajibola Amzat, a correspondent with Guardian Newspapers Limited, who took over from the overall winner for the 2014-2015 edition, Taiwo Alimi.
Aside winning the overall trophy, Amzat also clinched the Category award for the Best Report on Children and Nutrition, thereby making a total of two awards he smiled home with.
Amzat won the two awards with the entry he submitted for the Best Report on Children and Nutrition, Home Away.
Other awardees at the event include Olatunji Ololade of The Nation, who won the award for the Best CSR and Industry Report of the Year; Tobi Aworinde of The Punch, the Education Reporter of the Year; and Nurain Kolawole Aliu of Leadership, the Best Photo Story of the Year.
Similarly, Tunde Ajaja of The Punch coasted home the award for the Future Writer of the Year; Daphne Uduneje of Nigerian Pilot, Brand Advocate of the Year and Kemi Busari of Thevendornews.com, Best Online Reporter of the Year.
Commenting on the awards, Olivier Thiry, Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell, Onga, Toptea and Loya Milk and organisers of the prestigious Promasidor Quill awards, commended all journalists who submitted entries for different categories of the awards.
According to him, if the intellectual exertion and the skill required in producing a good report or story is put in perspective, there is no reward that can adequately compensate the effort of journalists in educating the public.
His words: “Based on this realisation of the important role of the media in our economy, the management of Promasidor Nigeria in 2012 conceptualized Promasidor Quill Awards with the ultimate goal of assessing, recognizing and rewarding excellence for outstanding journalistic work.”
Apart from the plaques, high-end iPads and the company’s products given to the overall winner, Thiry disclosed that Amzat will be sent to London for an all-expense paid four-week multi-media journalism training course with Thomson Foundation.
DSC 2664: (L-R) Daphne Uduneje, winner, Brand Advocate of the Year; receiving her award from Miss. Toyosi Ogunseye, Editor, Sunday Punch and Bolaji Tunji, Executive Director, Special Duties, Sun Newspapers
Thiry added that the overall winner will also be placed on a week’s job placement with a prominent British national news organization before returning to Nigeria. His words: “This person will be provided with return flight ticket, accommodation in London, daily living allowance and tuition fees for the training.”
Winners from all the categories with the exception of the winner of the Best Photo Story of the Year, were given iPads, while the winner of the Best Photo Story of Year was given a high-end camera for his exceptional performance.
Big congratulations to Promasidor for another successful event and to all the winners
Congrats to the overall winner, Ajibola Amzat of The Guardian. I have always known you to be a great journalist.
I love this It is good to reward hardworking journalists
Gradually, Promasidor Quill Awards is becoming the most credible media awards in Nigeria. Keep it Promasidor
The power o consistency. They have been very consistent and the process appears to be transparent