ENTRIES for this year Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award will close Friday April 25, 2014.

Corporate Affairs Adviser to Nigerian Breweries, NB Plc, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, said the entries for the award billed for June, commenced Friday, March 27.

According to him, this year’s award is focusing on Education and Youth Empowerment. He saidthat, this year’s award would be given to the best entries featuring a focus on Education and Youth Empowerment at its core. As you all know, Education and Youth Empowerment are critical success factors for Nigeria to fulfill its potentials as a nation.

Our Award criteria of quality, professionalism and objectivity will remain the filters upon which entries will be shortlisted for awards. The judging panel will analyze the reports and photographs for their Originality, News Value, Use of Resources, Credibility and factuality. Other areas of interest would include Info-graphics, Lay out/Headline, Clarity and Social impact.

“As usual, all entries should be sent to the coordinating agency, Mediacraft Associates via [email protected]. Mediacraft Associates, an independent media agency, will also collate all entries published in the focus areas and about Nigerian Breweries and its brands in the newspapers from January to December 2013 for the jury assessment. Collection of entries for the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards will commence from March 27, 2014 and close on Friday, April 25, 2014.

“On prizes, we have revised our categories and introduced a new super-category in line with the expanded focus of the NB Golden Pen Awards.