Another feather has been added to Urban Express New’s cap as it received Africa leadership award from the leadership development in Africa for balanced reporting, fact-checking and clarity against disinformation.

The representative of the leadership Africa developments, Mr. Oladehinde Adekunle who presented the award to the management of Urban Express News noted that the online news platform remains very diligent in discouraging disinformation with a good understanding of fact-checking every news before dissemination to readers.

According to him, “your quality presentation of news analysis on Urban Express News is very good to emulate by other online platform as you’re one of the first that keyed into the campaign against misinformation and disinformation that has led many astray.

“Africa Leadership Development Initiative is proud to be associated with you because of your style of reportage, investigation and transparency. 

“In today’s world, you can hardly achieve anything without the media. We know how powerful you are and that is why we believe in your objectivism as we assure you of our full cooperation, commitment, and of course, we’re partners, if you see us doing what is wrong, please advise us professionally’’.

In response, Urban Express News representative, Miss Taiwo Popoola who received the award on behalf of the organisation stated that it was a great honour for the organisation to receive one of the best awards from Africa Leadership Award Initiative in what it termed a ‘special award’. 

She noted ‘’ this award shows that the Africa Leadership Award Initiative appreciates the efforts of Urban Express News management. We’ll take this award to the publisher, and by the grace of God, we won’t relent in our effort at combating fake news in the polity and the world.”

She equally commended the NGO for efforts of Urban Express News 

toward nation building. The representative, Mr. Oladehinde Adekunle, also used the event to explain what the Africa Development Award Initiative is out to achieve, stating that the organisation is determined to recognize those with quality leadership impact in all spheres essentially on media projection and that which is capable of ensuring transparency accountable to the world. 

“We came up with this vision of Africa Leadership Award Initiative because it’s time to change the mindset on how we extract news and ensure misinformation and disinformation of news dissemination in Nigeria and the entire world.