FULL TEXT OF PRESS BRIEFING: TGNEWS Gears Up for Maiden Merit Awards on 6th Jan, 2023

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Daily Rendezvous
TEXT OF PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF THE MAIDEN EDITION OF TGNEWS MERIT AND PRODUCTIVITY AWARD SLATED ON JAN 6, 2023

Ladies and Gentlemen of the press.

It is indeed a great privilege for me to sit here in this hallowed vicinity, the correspondents' chapel, my first and most important constituency to make this address.

The choice of correspondents' chapel is deliberate, first it is a conclave of reputable journalists in the state and the boiling pot of news in Adamawa State. Most importantly, the publisher and editor-in-chief of this medium is a member of this hallowed chapel.

It is on this premise that I wish to state that the TGNews is a child of this chapel and today this child has come to receive the blessings of the parents.

The award

The management of TGNews in fulfilment of one of its cardinal corporate social responsibilities deemed it fit to acknowledge and reward excellence by different players and stakeholders of our great state who in one way or the other gave their robust contributions to the growth and development of the society.
The award is meant to recognize and reward, merit, excellence, talent dedication and exceptional service delivery in order to encourage all members of the society to strive for excellence knowing that such feats will be acknowledged and rewarded.

This award which is the maiden edition of TGNEWS merit and productivity award is classified into four distinct categories.

The four categories for the award include; award for excellence in leadership, meritorious service award, award for dedication and quality service and unsung heroes award.

Those who will be conferred with the 2024 edition of award of excellence in leadership include governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, immediate past secretary to the federal government of federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, former governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow and the member representing Fufore/Song federal constituency in the house of representatives, Hon. Aliyu Wakili Boya. 

Those to be conferred with meritorious service award include; Arch Bishop Panti Philibus, Sheikh Nuruddeen Khalid, HRH Kurhaye Hassan Dishon Dansanda II, Kwandi Nunguraya, HRM Daniel Shaga Ismaila, Hama Bachama, HRH Umar Sanda, Gangwari Ganye, HRH Abubakar Isa Ahmadu Emir of Mubi and Alhaji Abubakar Murtala, Dan Lawan Mubi and district head of Belel.

Personalities who will be conferred with 
award for dedication and quality service include; Rear Admiral Jamila Malafa (Rtd.), Prof. Umar Pate, Dr. Abdullahi Dauda Belel, Barr. Chafari Kanya Shadrack, Mal. Hamisu Idris Medugu, Hon Hassan Mamman Barguma, Umar Dauda Duhu and Stella Din-Jacobs.

Those to be conferred with TGNews unsung heroes award include; Ardo Usman, a Shoe Cobbler and a groundnut seller, Celina Peter.

TGNews has placed so much value and relevance to the award given to the unsung heroes as a mark of their resilience and can do spirit despite the inclement and indurate socio-economic turf of the Nigerian society.

These are people who should have resigned to fate and resort to begging and embrace other demeaning ventures to survive, considering their disadvantaged conditions but instead took the gauntlet and channel their energies to better themselves and the society in general.

In a society where abled bodied men resort to begging and crimes to survive, the resilience of our two unsung heroes must be highlighted and appreciated.

TGNews Profile

TGNews is a news organisation that is focused on general news in Nigeria's northeast region which was gripped by over a decade of Boko Haram insurgency. Boko Haram is a group of fundamentalists whose creed and teachings were opposed to Western education. As a result of the ongoing conflict, gathering and disseminating news has been particularly challenging in the region.

The organisation was founded on May 16, 2015, by the award-winning journalist, Tom Garba. TGNews was created to address the issue of fake news and incorrect narratives surrounding the region. It has gained popularity, particularly in the states of Adamawa, Borno, Taraba, and Bauchi.

After providing extensive coverage of the general elections in 2019, which saw the re-election of Muhammadu Buhari, TGNews's readership increased significantly to 390,000 daily. Currently, more than 3, 867,000 readers rely on the organisation for their daily news, and its growth continues.

The organization was registered with the Nigerian corporate affairs commission (CAC) and recognized by the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and other international organizations like internews, Insentia, Google and Factiva.

TGNews has gained international recognition and has partnered with news organizations such as Epoch Times, Zenger News, and Truth Nigeria to share information and collaborate on content generation. It is also a reliable source of news for platforms such as Opera Mini, Nairaland, Daily Post, and Nigeria 24.

To expand its reach, the organization will launch TGNews TV, an online television channel that will help it continue to carry out its mission of providing reliable and accurate news to its audience.

TGNews has blazed the trail in the areas of providing factual and investigative news reportage making it one of the most viable sources of news and reports in Nigeria.

The news outlet is currently repositioning itself to be a formidable force in multimedia operations that will compete favourably with other multimedia outlets across the globe.

While enlisting the support of this chapel towards the success of the coming productivity and merit award, we wish to extend our profound gratitude to the leadership and members of our vibrant chapel.

Ladies and gentlemen, I wish to once again express our gratitude for your camaraderie, support and spiritedness. To all of you I say bravo.

Mohammed Ismail

Chairman media sub-committee
TGNews merit and productivity award.

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