Nigerian Academy of Science Media Awards

Nigerian Academy of Science Media Awards
Current: 5th Nigerian Academy of Science Media Awards
Awarded for	outstanding science reporting
Country	Nigeria
Presented by	Nigerian Academy of Science
First award	2010
Website	Official website

The Nigerian Academy of Science Media Awards are media awards presented annually to recognize outstanding science reporting. ^{[1] [2]} The award was founded in 2010 by the Nigerian Academy of Science to honor broadcast journalists and Newspaper columnist who published science-related articles, such as articles on health, technology and environment. ^[3] The award presentation is often attended by numerous media representatives, politicians, celebrities, journalists across the world. ^[4] The most recent ceremony, honouring journalists in 2017, was held at Sheraton hotel, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Maryland, Lagos State, Nigeria on August 10, 2017. ^[5]

Categories

Current categories

As of 2017, the Nigerian Academy of Science Media Awards have 2 categories. ^[6] Some of these include:

• Print Category: since 2010
• Broadcast Category: since 2010

References

1. "Nigerian Academy of Science". 20 June 2024.
2. "Nigerian Academy of Science Media Award- Vivienne Irikefe". TV Continental. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
3. "again punch wins nigerian academy of science award". The Punch News. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
4. "Nigerian Academy of Science hold media awards". Tell. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
5. "Punch Editor wins Nigerian Academy of Science award". The Punch News. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
6. "Adebayo, Punch, Irikefe, TVC win Science media awards". Media Career Nigeria. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.