The Chairman of Channels Television, John Momoh; the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Edet Otu; Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal; Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani and former Executive Secretary of Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), Obadiah Tohomdet, will be honoured for their support to the media industry at the second edition of The Nigerian Broadcasting Awards (TNBA).

The event is scheduled for April 8, 2026, at NAF Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja, from 6pm to 9pm.

BON Executive Secretary, Yemisi Bamgbose, said TNBA was endorsed by the 74th General Assembly of BON held in Kano in 2021.

To him, the primary essence of the awards is to celebrate excellence and promote quality media practice in the broadcast industry.

This year’s edition, he disclosed, began with the call for submission of entries which generated a total of 204 entries of the broadcast performance in the year 2024.

He added the Awards Selection Committee was led by a former Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Danladi Bako, with other members drawn from key industry players such as the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) and carefully selected veteran broadcasters among others.

Bamgbose further noted that this year’s event would also unveil winners in 24 various categories of radio and television works submitted by both private and public broadcast media houses.

These categories include the radio and television stations of the year, the best reporter of the year, the best newscaster, and the best producer of the year, among others.

Other awardees include, Shyngle Wigwe, a former Director General of NTA; Yemi Farounbi, a former Managing Director of NTA and former Nigeria Ambassador to Philippines; Abubakar Jijiwa, the former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON); Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim, former Director General, Abubakar Rimi Television and first female Chairman of the BON; and Bimbo Oloyede, an astute broadcaster.

The event will also appreciate the contributions of some of the icons of the industry who are no longer alive. Industry leaders slated for posthumous awards include the founder of the DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, Timawus Mathias, Okokon Ndem, Anike Agbaje-Williams and Mr. Patrick Ityohegh.

There will also be corporate recognition of DAAR Communications Plc, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, Desmins Broadcasting (DITV), and Voice of Nigeria for advancing the course of broadcasting in the country.