The Executive Director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Mr. Dayo Aiyetan
The Executive Director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Mr. Dayo Aiyetan

ICIR Boss, Dayo Aiyetan to speak at Campus Journalism Awards 2021

NEWS DIGEST – The Executive Director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Mr. Dayo Aiyetan will speak at the fourth edition of the Campus Journalism Awards (CJA) on 11th of December, 2021 in Abuja.

The Youths Digest Magazine, the organiser of the annual Campus Journalism Awards (CJA) confirmed the acceptance of the celebrated media personality as a Keynote Speaker to speak on “The Role of Media in Troubling Times”.

The organiser also released the names of 30 shortlisted finalists from 304 entries from student-journalists for the 2021 edition of the awards.

According to the organizer, 15 winners will be selected by a Panel of Judges from the shortlisted finalists for different categories.

The panel will consider excellence in artistic presentations in selecting winners for the awards.

The categories of the awards are: Upcoming writer, Entertainment writer, Sports writer, News Reporter, Gender equality and Broadcaster.

Others are Photo-journalist, Penclub, Author (Book), Social media influencer, Investigative journalist, Features writer, Editor, Magazine and Campus journalist of the year.

The Campus Journalism Awards is hosted with support from the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International Nigeria.

Below are the finalists and their institutions: