By Benjamin Njoku
The Digital Media Content material House owners Affiliation of Nigeria (EMCOAN) ended the 4th version of its Nigerian Digital Media Content material Exhibition and Awards (NEMCEA) by honouring veteran actor Mr Olu Jacobs and seasoned broadcaster Mr. Jimi Odumosu in recognition of their unwavering help to the expansion of the business. They have been honoured with Pacesetter awards.
Different awardees have been Ijeoma Onah, TV business government who bagged the Business Trailblazer award, Mrs Jibe Ologeh went house with the Luminary Award for Content material Creation & Management, Distinguished Award for Good Programming went to Nigerian Tv Authority (NTA) whereas Radio Nigeria clinched the Distinguished Award for Social Influence Programming amongst different awardees.
They have been honoured at a vibrant awards ceremony that climaxed the 2 -day gathering of stakeholders within the media business inside and out of doors Nigeria. The occasion with the theme: ‘Sustainable Content material Creation in a fragmented Media House’ held from Tuesday, September 16 to Wednesday, seventeenth, 2025 in Ikeja, Lagos and attended by stakeholders within the business.
In his welcome tackle, the President of EMCOAN, Mr. Adeniji Omirin described NEMCEA as a market of concepts, a hub for collaboration, and a celebration of excellence within the Nigerian media and inventive economic system.
“This yr our central theme speaks to the fact we face right this moment, an business the place audiences are scattered throughout many platforms, but the demand for high quality native content material stays robust. Our activity subsequently is to seek out methods to create, distribute, and monetize content material in a means that ensures sustainability for creators and worth for audiences,” he mentioned.
In response to Omirin, the introduction of AI Grasp Class along with the occasion this yr displays EMCOAN’s perception that the business should not be left behind within the international digital transformation whereas additionally reminding stakeholders of the moral issues that should information its use.
The Undertaking Director, Mr. Alayande Stephen in his tackle, recommended the resilience, creativity and innovation of the digital media business, including that the theme couldn’t be extra apt and befitting as fragmentation presents a problem from the layman’s perspective.
The Minister of Data and Nationwide Orientation, Alhaji Idris Mohammed Malagi, represented by Director Common, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndache emphasised the necessity for sustainable content material creation in Nigeria’s media panorama, noting the impression of know-how on info dissemination.
This yr’s NEMCEA had in attendance former Minister of Arts and Tradition, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Dr Evelyn Nwosu, who represented the DG, Nigerian Tv Authority (NTA), Mr. Osamede Uwubanmwen, President, Advertisers Affiliation of Nigeria (ADVAN),, Mr. Lanre Adisa , President, Affiliation of Promoting Businesses of Nigeria (AAAN)., Dozie Okafor, President, Media Impartial Practitioners Affiliation of Nigeria (MIPAN) amongst different dignitaries.
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