NCDMB Fulfils Promise, Gifts BMA Winners ₦1m Each and Laptops
YENAGOA – Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has fulfilled its pledge of a ₦1 million cash prize and a brand-new laptop each to the three winners of the NCDMB-sponsored categories at the 13th edition of the Bayelsa Media Awards (BMA).
The prize presentation ceremony was held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Board’s corporate headquarters, the Nigerian Content Tower, Oxbow Lake, Yenagoa.
The three winners in the regional categories are Mr. Joseph Kunde of TVC News, who won the Niger Delta Region’s Report on Economy of the Year; Mrs. Ebinimi Zitimiyola of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who won the Niger Delta Region’s Report on Oil and Gas of the Year (Electronic); and Mrs. Blessing Ibunge of THISDAY Newspaper, Port Harcourt, who won the Niger Delta Region’s Report on Oil and Gas of the Year (Print).
Speaking at the prize-giving ceremony, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, NCDMB, Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, commended the winners for emerging tops at the 13th edition through thorough and professional reportage. He described the NCDMB-sponsored prizes as the most coveted at the awards.
Dr. Ezeobi also applauded the organisers of the Bayelsa Media Awards for expanding the competition to cover the entire Niger Delta region, making it more competitive. He challenged them to take the awards national by the next edition and pledged the Board’s continued support for the BMA brand.
Speaking earlier, the Project Manager of the Bayelsa Media Awards, Mr. Victor Binawari, thanked the NCDMB for believing in the BMA vision and sponsoring the awards for nine consecutive editions. He described the Board’s consistent support as being as constant as the North Star.
Mr. Binawari also congratulated the winners for making their organisations, families and themselves proud, noting that the recognition had opened a new window of opportunities for them.
Responding on behalf of the winners, they jointly expressed appreciation to the Bayelsa Media Awards and the NCDMB for giving media practitioners and journalists hope and a sense of belonging by recognising and appreciating their professional efforts.
The presentation ceremony was witnessed by staff members of the Board’s Corporate Communications Division and members of the BMA organising team.
