2024 – Chinyere Okunna
Professor Chinyere Stella Okunna is a distinguished academic and a trailblazer in Mass Communication, boasting a series of pioneering achievements.
WOLE SOYINKA AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
HONORARY AWARD
Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence
2023 – Lai Oso
Professor Muraino Olayiwola Oso has made profound contributions to the field of journalism. He left an indelible mark on both
2022 – Stella Din-Jacob
Stella Din-Jacob is a seasoned journalist, news manager, and lawyer with a career spanning about three decades in local and
2021 – Josy Ajiboye
What comes to mind when the name Josy Ajiboye is mentioned is his page, ‘Josy Ajiboye on Sunday,’ published in
2020 – Mr Lade Bonuola
Lade Bonuola became popular in the newspaper industry while at Daily Times, during which he was a sub-editor. He later
2019 – Mr Sunmi Smart-Cole
The Port Harcourt born Nigerian-Sierra Leonean, Sunmi Smart-Cole, is known for his versatility, wide range interest and varied experience in
2018 – Mr John Momoh
John Olatchy Momoh is a broadcast journalist and the Chairman of Channels Media Group (CMG), owners of 24-hour news television
2017 – Mr Edetaen Ojo
The bitter thirty-year capsule — that is, the years between 1985 to 2015 were perhaps the most significant years in
2016 – Mallam Kabiru Yusuf
At a time the global newspaper media and that of our country in particular are undergoing their most challenging stress,
2015 – Mrs Bimbo Oloyede
Bimbo Oloyede received the Life Time Award for Journalistic Excellence in recognition of her substantive contribution to the development of
2014 – Mr Ademola Osinubi
Managing Director of one of the leading national newspapers in Nigeria – The Punch, Mr. Ademola Osinubi was honoured with
2013 – Ms Amma Ogan
Honoured with the 2013 Lifetime Award for Media Excellence was the veteran Amma Ogan, alias, “Correct Yellow” as the vendors
2012 – Mr Benson Idonije
Leading broadcast historian and music critic, Benson Idonije, received the life-time award for media excellence in 2012. In choosing Benson
2011 – Mr. Lanre Idowu
Lanre Idowu is a household name in Nigerian media corridors and especially in the practice of ethics and excellence. He
2010 – Dr. Doyin Abiola
A veteran journalist, whose media training and experience spans over three decades, Dr Doyinsola Abiola is a woman of many
2009 – Dr. Christopher Kolade
Of all his polyvalent talents, three key markers define the significant outlines of Dr Christopher Kolade’s life, career, and dreams.
2008 – Dr. Adamu Ciroma
Mallam Adamu Ciroma is a veteran journalist, politician, banker and technocrat. He was born on 20th November, 1934. Apart from
2007 – Alhaji Babatunde Jose
‘Mr. Nigerian Journalism’, Alhaji Ismail Babatunde Jose (OFR) lived a life marked by feats in journalism. His passion for journalism