Promasidor Nigeria launches the 2016 Quill Awards
The call for entries for the 2016 Promasidor Quill Awards opened on Thursday 14th of January 2016 with a press briefing at the Promasidor staff Canteen in Lagos Nigeria.
Our Managing Director, Mr. Olivier Thiry, who declared the 2016 Quill Awards open, said that the response to the call for entries every year has been encouraging, as the quality and quantity of entries received surpassed our expectation for each category of the Awards. In his opening speech, he reiterated that in view of the consistent increase in interest shown in the Quill Awards by journalists in Nigeria, Promasidor Nigeria has decided to refresh the categories with the addition of "Best Online Reporter of the Year", and has also merged the "Best Report on Nutrition" with "Best Report on Children" for a more robust category.
Speaking on the annual awards, Head of Legal & Public Relations, Mr. Andrew Enahoro, stated that stories published between May 2015 and April 2016 will qualify for entry for the 2016 edition and will feature seven categories among which are – "Best Education Reporter of the Year", "Best CSR & Industry Report of the Year", "Best Report on Children and Nutrition", "Future Writer of the Year", "Best Photo Story of the Year", "Brand Advocate of the Year" and "Best Online Reporter of the Year". The 2016 edition will mark the 4th edition of the Promasidor Quill Awards.