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<p>The Open Forum On Agricultural Biotechnology Nigeria chapter has selected Hadiza Muhammad Ali as the best reporter of the year 2021.</p><div class="6pyIyUO2" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>OFAB made the award during it&#8217;s 5th edition of the media award that took place in Abuja.</p>
<p>After the rigorous application Hadiza Ali clinched the best TV reporter she also become the overall winner of 5th edition of the award.</p>
<p>Hadiza Muhammad Ali graduated from the Faculty of communication Bayero University Kano and bagged Bsc in Mass Communication.</p><div class="Wb5THElj" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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She served as an intern with Freedom Radio in the year 2012 before joining the Nigerian Television Authority in the same year.</p>
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<p>Hadiza is very hardworking and a passionate Broadcast journalist.</p>
<p>The OFAB&#8217;S award was accompanied with a cash prize.</p>
<p>Below is a full statement on the OFAB&#8217;S award.</p>
<p>The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria Chapter has launched the call, inviting application for the fifth edition of her media award. This award aims at recognizing exemplary journalism that stimulates best practices in the adoption of agricultural technologies, particularly agricultural biotechnology.</p>
<p>The African wide award known as the Pan-African Agricultural Innovations in Agriculture and Development (PAID) was initiated to reward and promote credible agricultural biotechnology reportage. The award also seeks to recognize outstanding journalists in all media genres involved in the coverage of agricultural biotechnology stories in Sub-Saharan Africa.</p>
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<p>Specific objectives of the award include the following:</p>
<p>To appreciate the contribution of journalists in promoting sustainable agricultural technologies particularly agricultural biotechnology.</p>
<p>To improve the quality of agricultural journalism and motivate journalists and media houses to capture impact stories and report on innovative agricultural biotechnology and other agricultural technologies.</p>
<p>To promote innovative best-practices in agricultural biotechnology and other agricultural technologies that address challenges of food insecurity, climate change, and sustainable development.</p>
<p>ELIGIBILITY</p>
<p>The award is open to ALL science journalists in Nigeria, in the broadcast (television, radio, and online) and print media.</p>
<p>The entry should be a story published or aired between August 2020 and August 2021</p>
<p>Only one entry is allowed per applicant. Click here to begin.</p>
<p>SUBMISSION</p>
<p>The deadline for submission of entries is 5th September 2021.</p>
<p>Entries for the Print category should consist of a scanned copy of the original story (in PDF format) without any alteration to the content of the story published.</p>
<p>Applicants should ensure that their PDF documents are clear and sharp. Entries with blurred documents would not be considered.</p>
<p>Online journalists’ entries should include a clearly written and hyperlinked URL address.</p>
<p>Screenshots of websites where stories are published are not accepted.</p>
<p>TV entries should be uploaded to YouTube (www.youtube.com) and radio pieces to SoundCloud (www.soundcloud.com).</p>
<p>Applicants should provide the web links to their uploaded stories in the entry form.</p>
<p>Each applicant is expected to provide a short (50 words) synopsis to the story submitted, 150-word biography, and a 200-word piece explaining the motivation for the story on a separate sheet.</p>
<p>Any alteration to the original story nullifies the entry. All entries and accompanying documents should be submitted by email to ofabmediaawards@gmail.com copying abraham2637@gmail.com. Click here to start this application.</p>
<p>SCORING<br />
An independent judging committee will select the winning entries based on;</p>
<p>Scientific accuracy</p>
<p>Initiative</p>
<p>Originality</p>
<p>Clarity of interpretation</p>
<p>Value in fostering a better public understanding of agricultural biotechnology and its impact in the society</p>
<p>Winners of each category will also be invited and sponsored to participate in OFAB Africa Media Wards (OMAs) scheduled for later in the year. Award ceremony date and logistics will be communicated to all participants by email. Click here to start this application.</p>
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