The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) has formally unveiled plans for the 2025 version of The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards (TNBA), an occasion celebrating excellence and innovation within the nation’s broadcast trade.
Talking at a press convention held on Thursday, 23 October, in Abuja, the BON Chairperson and Director-Common of the Nigerian Tv Authority (NTA), Salihu Dembos, introduced that the second version of the awards will happen on Thursday, 11 December, in Abuja.
Based on Mr Dembos, the TNBA was established to advertise skilled excellence, moral journalism, and innovation in broadcasting.
“The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards was instituted to function a platform to advertise media excellence and innovation and to rejoice high-quality journalism, modern storytelling, and accountable media practices,” he stated.
The maiden version of the TNBA was held on 17 Could 2023 on the Eko Inns, Lagos. It was endorsed through the seventy fifth BON Common Meeting below the management of John Ugbe, chief government officer of MultiChoice Nigeria.
That first ceremony, described as a “glamorous occasion,” noticed over 200 personal and public broadcast homes competing throughout 18 classes for radio and tv.
Awards had been introduced in key classes equivalent to Finest Tv Station, Finest Radio Station, Finest Reporter (Radio and Tv), and Finest Indigenous Language Station.
A number of broadcast icons had been additionally honoured for his or her contributions to the expansion of the trade.
2025 steering committee and preparations
Mr Dembos famous that preparations for the 2025 version started in February following the endorsement of a brand new Steering Committee on the BON Common Meeting.
The committee is chaired by Bayo Awosemo of Come up TV, with membership drawn from main broadcast establishments throughout the nation.
Different members embrace Deji Balogun (Channels TV), Yusuf Isah (Yobe Tv, representing zonal chairmen), Elizabeth Agbai (NTA), Patrick Ugbe (Hit FM, Calabar), Simbabi Ogbeha (Confluence Cable Community), Adams Momoh (Abuja Media Company), and representatives from MultiChoice, FRCN, and VON. Usman Umar Bello serves as committee secretary.
Name for entries, participation
Mr Dembos stated the decision for entries for this 12 months’s awards ran from 1 July to 31 August, overlaying broadcast content material produced between 1 January and 31 December 2024.
On the shut of submissions in response to him, 204 entries had been acquired, comprising 85 tv, 104 radio, 1 particular, and 12 unspecified entries.
The 2025 version will characteristic 12 award classes every for radio and tv, alongside posthumous and particular recognition awards for people who’ve made vital contributions to broadcasting in Nigeria.
Panel of judges, transparency
To make sure equity and credibility, BON introduced a seven-member judging panel led by Danladi Bako, former director-general of the Nationwide Broadcasting Fee (NBC).
The panel additionally consists of representatives from NBC, the Promoting Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), the Affiliation of Promoting Businesses of Nigeria (AAAN), and different unbiased trade professionals.
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Mr Dembos burdened that the judging course of could be carried out independently and with out interference from BON or the Steering Committee.
Occasion expectations, sponsorship
The BON chairperson revealed that the Abuja occasion will host over 2,000 company, together with prime broadcast executives, journalists, media house owners, regulators, and policymakers.
It can additionally characteristic a section to honour legendary broadcasters who’ve formed Nigeria’s media growth.
He inspired company our bodies and establishments to accomplice with BON, noting that the occasion could be transmitted dwell by a number of tv and radio stations nationwide.
The chairperson assured that BON and its companions had been working tirelessly to ship a world-class ceremony that displays the perfect of Nigeria’s broadcasting excellence.
About TNBA
Instituted by the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards stands because the nation’s foremost platform for recognising and celebrating professionalism, creativity, and moral excellence within the broadcast trade.
The 2025 version, Mr Dembos stated, won’t solely rejoice excellence but additionally encourage a brand new era of broadcasters to uphold the values of reality, innovation, and nationwide growth.
