PwC reaffirms commitment to quality of business reporting in Nigeria
Professional services firm, PwC Nigeria has reiterated the critical role the media plays in shaping Nigeria’s future and has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the quality of business reporting in Nigeria.
The firm made this position known at the 2019 edition of the PwC Capability Enhancement workshop for journalists and Media Excellence Awards, which for four years now, has rewarded journalists with cash prizes worth over N10 million.
In his welcome remarks at the workshop which held recently in Lagos, UyiAkpata, Country Senior Partner, PwC Nigeria noted that:
“The journalists are important to the development of Nigeria’s because of their role in influencing public opinion; in reshaping the past; and in shaping the present and the future. It is in this regard that we have developed the Capability Enhancement Workshop to upskill journalists; while also celebrating the excellent work that journalists currently do to move Nigeria forward with the PwC Media Excellence Awards.”
This year’s edition of the workshop which was the sixth in the series included topics which aimed at equipping journalists with skills in interpreting financial reports, using technology and data to tell stories, and investigative journalism. The training also featured session on topical national issues like the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Nigeria’s economy and the new National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)Data protection regulation.
The winners of the 2019 PwC Media Excellence Awards included; Isaac Anyaogu of BusinessDay, who won in the Business & Economy Reporting category for the entry ‘Dying in instalment: How lead battery recyclers are poisoning Nigerians’.Bayo Akinloye, of Thisday, was tops in the SMEs Reporting Categoryfor the entry ‘Still Loading: How slow Internet Speed Under-develops Nigeria’s Economy, Stiffle SMEs Growth.
Tax Reporting Category went toKelechukwuIruoma, of Ripples Nigeria,for the entry ‘Thugs rule in Rivers markets, force multiple illegal taxes on petty traders, as government feigns ignorance’; while the Capital Markets Reporting Category award was clinched by OladeindeOlawoyin, of Premium Times, for the entry ‘What Islamic finance products can do to Nigeria’s capital market, infrastructural growth’.
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