The 2020 edition of Nigeria’s most prestigious journalism award, the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) has come and gone. The grand finale of the award was held in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, on Saturday night.
According to the organisers, The NMMA Trust, a total of 1,050 entries, the highest ever received since the inauguration of the awards in 1991.
Below are the winners of the various categories of the award;
- Newspaper of the Year – The Punch
- Editorial Writing of the Year – Nigerian Tribune
- Editor of the Year – Adeniyi Adesina, The Nation
- Radio Station of the Year – Ray Power
- Television Station of the Year – Channels Television
- Olagunsoye Oyinlola Prize for Culture and Tradition Reporter of the Year – Innocent Duru, The Nation
- Buba Marwa Prize for Defence Reporter of the Year – Innocent Duru, The Nation
- Union Bank Prize for Banking and Finance Reporter of the Year – Innocent Duru, The Nation
- Ernest Sisei Ikoli Prize for Newspaper Reporter of the Year – Innocent Duru, The Nation
- Cecil King Memorial Prize for Print Journalist of the Year – Innocent Duru, The Nation
- Bashorun MK.O Abiola Prize for Sports Reporter of the Year – Olatunji Ololade, The Nation
- Abubakar Imam Prize for Newspaper Features Writer of the Year – Olatunji Ololade, The Nation
- Sonny Odogwu Prize Business Reporter of the Year – Chikaodi Okereocha, The Nation
- Adamu Mu’Azu Prize for Tourism Reporter of the Year – Chikaodi Okereocha, The Nation
- Chevron Nigeria Prize for Oil and Gas Reporter of the Year – Chikaodi Okereocha, The Nation
- Access Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the Year – Collins Nweze, The Nation
- UBA Prize for Money Market Reporter of the Year – Collins Nweze, The Nation
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- Lateef Jakande Prize for Political Reporter of the Year – Emmanuel Oladesu, The Nation
- NAFCON Prize for Environment Reporter of the Year – Bola Olajuwon, The Nation
- Aviation Industry Reporter of the Year – Kelvin Osa-Okunbor, The Nation
- Alex Ibru Prize for Investigative Reporter of the Year – Samson Folarin, The Punch
- Nigerite Prize for the Real Estate/Construction Reporter of the Year – John Alechenu, The Punch
- Peter Odili Prize for Power Reporter of the Year – Tunde Ajaja, The Punch
- IGI Prize for the Insurance Reporter of the Year – Tunde Ajaja, The Punch
- Keystone Bank Prize for the CSR Reporter of the Year – Tunde Ajaja, The Punch
- Nigerian Ports Authority Prize for the Maritime Reporter of the Year – Afeez Hanafi, The Punch
- Ibrahim Shekarau Prize for the Education Reporter of the Year – Isioma Madik, the New Telegraph
- Agriculture Reporter of the Year – Gbenga Salau, The Guardian
- Female Reporter of the Year – Rachael Omoniyi, New Telegraph
- Gani Fawehinmi Prize for the Human Rights Reporter of the Year – Ade Adesomoju, former senior correspondent, The Punch
- Coca-Cola Nigerian Prize for the Brand & Marketing Reporter of the Year – Jesusegun Alagbe, ex-correspondent, The Punch
- News Photographer of the Year – Saheed Olugbon, The Punch
- Alade Odunewu Prize for the Columnist of the Year – Dr Obadiah Malafia, late columnist with The PUNCH, Vanguard and Nigerian Tribune.
- Telecoms Reporter of the Year – Adeyemmy Adepetun, The Guardian
- Olu Aboderin Prize Entertainment Reporter of the Year – Yusuff Adebayo, New Telegraph
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- Radio Broadcaster of the Year Presenter – Sunday Onyeyirichi, Nigeria Info
- Presenter, Radio Programme of the Year – Sunday Onyeyirichi, Nigeria Info
- Radio Production of the Year – Olufunke Fayemi, Voice of Nigeria
- Television Reporter of the Year – Akande Emmanuel, TVC
- Television Newscaster of the Year – Ngozi Alaegbu, Arise TV
- Television Programme Presenter of the Year – Gimba Umar, former Channels TV broadcaster
- Television Production of the Year category – Dooshima Pius-Ikerave, NTA
- The Television Drama of the Year – Medium
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