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Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) has announced an extension of the voting deadline for The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards (TNBA) to May 10 from May 4.
The announcement was contained in a statement by the awards steering committee, headed by Guy Murray-Bruce, president, Silverbird Group. The committee explained that the deadline extension is to allow the public more time to vote for their preferred nominees in the various award categories.
Last week, the awards judges’ panel, headed by Emeka Mba, former director general of National Broadcasting Commission, released the nominees’ list after the completion of the shortlisting process. The awards ceremony will be held on May 17.
“We decided to extend the voting deadline by six days to enable the public and shortlisted nominees’ colleagues vote for them in the various award categories radio and television broadcasting,” the committee said in the statement.
The committee assured the public of the fidelity of the voting process, adding that the objective of the awards is to raise the broadcast industry standard by recognising and rewarding excellence in practice.
