AIT
INFOTECH NETWORK AWARDS
AIT`S BAYERO AGABI EMERGES AFRICA`S
BEST TV JOURNALIST 2005 -- UN MEDIA AWARDS West
Africa’s ICT media (TV) frontline personality, Bayero Agabi
has made Nigeria proud again at the recent high way
Africa conference 2005, (the largest gathering of Africa journalist
in the world) in Grahamstown south Africa. Bayero`s winning entry
dwelt on the Nigeria’s new effort at launching a new communication
satellite (NIGCOMSAT 1.) According to the judges, the report presented a rare balance view on
the ongoing debate on whether or not it’s a mere political statement
or economical. Bayero came top among other over 97 television stations with about
4000 entries across the Africa continent.
With this award, AIT also made history as the first television
station in the sub-region to produce a winner for
UNECA AISI media awards.
The awards is aim at recognizing individual journalists and media
institutions based in Africa for promoting journalism that
contributes to a better understanding of information society in
Africa and the use of new media in Africa.
Digital
Peers International (DPI) organizers of digitest 2004 recognizes the
immense contribution of Bayero Agabi to the development of ICT. He
was presented with the Award of Excellence
Bayero
Agabi wins Award of Excellence in recognition of his
contribution to the development of ICT
Bayero Agabi
has won the ATCON (Association of Telecommunication Companies
of Nigeria) Award for excellence in ICT Reporting.
Bayero
Agabi also not too long ago won West Africa's best Information and Communication
Technology reporter of the year. The award was presented
at the Nigeria Information and Communication technology awards,
NIITA 2003.
The judges described Agabi's winning entry as an
embodiment of well-researched, balanced analytical reports. They
added that he took his time deliberately to teach and create
interest in ICT. The panelists, in examining Bayero's winning entry
described it as an embodiment of beautiful prose on television
screen. He was also commended for the insightful manner of
presentation that serves to inform a wide audience still
largely ignorant of the basic issues and trends in the ICT
industry.
Agabi was a pioneer member of the
prestigious AIT Kaakaki news crew as editor and part of the
coordinating team for The Parliament, a programme that won
several accolades for its daring posture on political issues
during the turbulent era of military in the 90s. Bayero has
gained massive recognition winning the in-house AIT Best News
Reporter, and Best ICT Radio Programme award by the Computer
Association of Nigeria COAN now NCS). He has won the COAN Best
ICT TV programme award and the International Award for
Excellence.
Other awards:
Nigeria's premier information
and communications
technology programme on television - AIT
Infotech Network, has got global rating in an international
research done for Microsoft Incorporated by Research
Solutions.
The research place AIT Infotech
Network side by side BBC and
CNN technology programmes in the
sub-region. AIT Infotech Network was the only one selected in
the sub-region with good reach in information, packaging and
depth in treating issues.
In his reaction, the presenter
and producer of the programme, Bayero Agabi, said he felt
challenged by this achievement. "Although it's worth cheering
about, I see it more as a challenge to competence, capability,
knowledge and sustainability. I strongly believe this
attainment should go to my employers for believing in
technology, giving me the opportunity to express myself most
especially Ladi Lawal and
Tosin Odukoya for their consistent
monitoring of quality of content and ensuring the programme is
sustained."
With this result, AIT Infotech
Network becomes the best source for information and
communication technology, education and information technology
development in the West Africa sub-region. Before this
international acclaim, AIT Infotech
Network had been twice awarded the best (ICT) programme on
television by the Nigerian umbrella body for
information technology professionals - Computer Association Of
Nigeria (COAN), now Nigeria Computer Society.
The
programme has also received the International Award for
Excellence for its contributions to national development by
the International Federation for Excellence. Agabi
further said the commitment this year is to bridge the digital
divide. "With this we are going to focus more on promoting
technology usage, its potentials and education," he added.
The Guardian,
March 11, 2003
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