The Senior Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP Newspapers, Azu Ishiekwene, will deliver the keynote address at the 6th Campus Journalism Awards on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in Abuja.
The Campus Journalism Awards, an annual event celebrating outstanding campus journalists across Nigerian universities, will hold at the Cosmopolitan University Hall opposite the National Hospital, Abuja.
Dignitaries expected at the event include the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, and the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) Alhaji Lanre Issa-Onilu.
The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, will serve as the Special Guest of Honour, while Alhaji Issa-Onilu will deliver a presentation titled: ‘Journalism for National Unity and Progress: Strengthening National Identity Through Youth Journalism.’
Organizers of the event said this year’s edition, themed ‘Thriving in the 21st Century Media Landscape,’ attracted 373 entries across 12 categories, with 36 finalists shortlisted. One campus journalist will be crowned Campus Journalist of the Year, alongside 12 other category winners.
Additionally, a cash prize of N200,000 will be awarded to the winner and first runner-up in the Investigative Journalist category.
The release also stated that the Chief Superintendent of Customs Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada and keynote speaker Azu will be honoured as Honorary Patrons.