By Bisi Bamishe
Two Nigerian Insurance journalists have emerged as second runner-up winners of 8th Pan-African (Re) Insurance Journalism Awards.
Omobola Tolu-Kusimo of The Nation Newspaper and Nike Popoola of Punch Newspaper emerged second runners-up in the English print category.
The Nation Newspaper
The Punch Newspaper
The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding work of journalists covering the (re)insurance industry in Africa.
The winners were announced recently at an awards ceremony held in Kenya alongside the 8th Continental Re CEO Summit.
They were selected from over 90 entries submitted by journalists from 18 African countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The awards ceremony was attended by His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya as well as dignitaries, industry experts, journalists, and other stakeholders in the (re) insurance industry in Africa.
Continental Reinsurance CEO, Mr Lawrence Nazare, congratulated the winners and emphasized the importance of quality journalism in advancing the (re)insurance industry in Africa.
He noted that the awards aim to encourage journalists to report accurately and comprehensively on the industry, and to promote a better understanding of (re)insurance among the public.
The winners of the 8th Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards are: Nelson Mandela Muhoozi, Uganda – Winner, Online Category (English).
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, Ghana – Winner, Broadcast Category (English).
Felix Klutse, Ghana – Winner, Print Category (English).
Mahamadi Sebogo, Burkina Faso – Winner, French Category.
Toka Hatem Elsayed Elsayed, Egypt – Winner, Arabic Category.
Calvin Manika, Zimbabwe – Winner, Dr Femi Future Talent Award.
The winners of the 8th Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards received cash prizes, trophies and certificates of recognition.
The awards ceremony is part of Continental Reinsurance’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, aimed at promoting excellence in journalism and advancing the (re)insurance industry in Africa.
