PwC launches second edition of Media Excellence Award

Entries are now being accepted for the second edition of PwC’s Media Excellence Awards. According to a statement released in Lagos by the professional services firm, entries for the award which celebrates excellence in business reporting in Nigeria will close on Wednesday 20 September 2017 with the Award gala night slated to hold early in October this year.

The award which was first held in 2016 is open to professional journalists in a full time employment or freelancers, working in Nigeria, who have produced a story that falls within the categories covered by the award and that is available on a platform whose primary audience is Nigeria. A statement from the firm further indicates that entries will be received in four categories including tax, capital markets, SMEs and business/economy reporting and all submissions will be done online through the firm’s website at www.pwc.com/ng/media-awards.

Uyi Akpata, Country Senior Partner PwC Nigeria says in the  statement:“We inaugurated this award last year as an extension of our Corporate Responsibility strategy part of which focuses on the media. For the past four years now, PwC has been working to improve the quality and practice of journalism in Nigeria by building the capacity of journalists through our annual Capability Enhancement Workshops for journalists. Our sustained effort in this regard is in recognition of the very important role of the media in society and in particular, the role that the media in Nigeria has and continues to play in informing and educating the public especially around taxation, the capital market, SMEs and the economy”.