The judges for the 2015 Promasidor Quill Awards, led by its
Chairman, Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole (OFR) have selected 17 nominees
for the seven categories of this year’s edition of the prestigious
awards.
The panel of judges which include Kadaria Ahmed, a veteran
journalist and television personality; Joseph Okonmah, Chairman,
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos Chapter; Reze
Bonna, a trained Architect and celebrated photographer; and Ray
Echebiri, a British Chevening Scholar and a seasoned financial
journalist converged at Eko Hotel Lagos last Thursday, to assess and
score all the entries received from journalists across the nation.
The final phase of the exercise, which lasted for over 10 hours,
saw the judges concluding work on and discussing the high volume of
entries received for the different categories. The categories are:
Brand Advocate of the Year; CSR Report of the Year; Best Photo Story of
the Year; Best Report on Nutrition; Best Report on Children; Education
Reporter of the Year and Future Writer of the Year.
Ambassador Cole, who chaired the session, said the exercise was
challenging due to the high quality of entries assessed by the judges.
He however disclosed that the judges had taken their time to attend to
details contained in each of the entries as they were determined to be
fair to all contestants. He commended the journalists who submitted
entries for the professionalism exhibited in their entries noting that
the quality of work was much higher this year than in previous editions.
Meanwhile, Mr. Andrew Enahoro, Head of Legal and Public Relations,
Promasidor Nigeria Limited, said selection of the judges was hinged on
their high profile bordering on their wealth of experience and
integrity. He also disclosed that winners in all the categories will be
announced at a ceremony slated for Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on
Friday, May 22, 2015.
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