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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Femi D Amele
| name = Femi D Amele
| image = Femi D.png
| image = Femi D Amele.jpg
| birth_date = [[November]] 14, 1983
| caption = Amele in 2015
| nationality = [[Nigeria]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|14}}
| occupation = [[Nigerian]] broadcaster and multimedia [[journalist]].
| birth_place = [[Nigeria]]
| nationality = [[Nigerians|Nigerian]]
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| awards = Nominated for Climate Change TV Award in 2010.Economic Power Award 2015.Guardian, Beacon of Literacy Award 2015.
| occupation = broadcaster and multimedia [[journalist]].
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| awards = Nominated for Climate Change TV Award in 2010.Economic Power Award 2015. Guardian, Beacon of Literacy Award 2015.
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'''Amele Adefemi Olubunmi D.''' (b. 14 November), more popularly known as '''Femi D''', is a [[Nigerian]] Radio and TV broadcaster, talk show host, web series producer, and [[political journalist]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://me.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com/profile/137/|title=Femi D Amele on Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Broadcasters Database|website=me.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com}}</ref> Frequent topics of discussion on his shows include national policy development, macro-economics, governance, and international affairs. In 2020, he was listed in the top 100 media personalities of the year by ''[[YNaija]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Omoruyi |first=Omoleye |date=2020-05-22 |title=The Media 100 2020 list, the culture curators, the fourth estate |url=https://ynaija.com/media100-toolz-fisayo-soyombo-luvvie-ajayi-jones-abdulbaki-jari-see-the-100-most-influential-culture-curators/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=YNaija |language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''Amele Adefemi Olubunmi D.''' (born 14 November 1983), more popularly known as '''Femi D''', is a [[Nigerian]] Radio and TV broadcaster, talk show host, web series producer, and [[political journalist]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://me.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com/profile/137/|title=Femi D Amele on Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Broadcasters Database|website=me.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com|access-date=2017-05-02|archive-date=2017-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406021010/http://me.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com/profile/137/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Frequent topics of discussion on his shows include national policy development, macro-economics, governance, and international affairs. In 2020, he was listed among the top 100 media personalities of the year by ''[[YNaija]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Omoruyi |first=Omoleye |date=2020-05-22 |title=The Media 100 2020 list, the culture curators, the fourth estate |url=https://ynaija.com/media100-toolz-fisayo-soyombo-luvvie-ajayi-jones-abdulbaki-jari-see-the-100-most-influential-culture-curators/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=YNaija |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Femi D Amele.jpg|thumb|left|Femi D Amele in broadcast studio]]
[[File:NUj for wiki small.jpg|thumb|Femi Amele after receiving an award from Nigeria Union of Journalists]]
Amele was born 14 [[November]] 1983 in [[Nigeria]] and developed an interest in broadcasting at 14. He worked as a backup host for [[Nnamdi Azikiwe University]]'s UNIZIK FM radio station on a show called ''International Affairs''. His first talk show debuted in 2010 at a radio station in [[Awka]] and focused on both national and international politics through his own commentary and listener calls. The same year, he was awarded a UK grant to produce a documentary about climate change's effect on [[Lagos]]; his film was later nominated for the Climate Change TV Award.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|date=2016-06-30|title=Are West African Countries in ECO(WAS) – Walking Away Slowly|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/are-west-african-countries-in-ecowas-walking-away-slowly/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2011, he joined [[Cool FM Nigeria]] and the now-defunct magazine ''[[Next (Nigeria)|234Next]]''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.coolfm.ng|title=#1 Hit Music Station - Cool FM Nigeria|website=Cool FM Nigeria|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-28}}</ref> While at Cool FM, he helped establish and develop [[Nigeria Info]], now a network of talk radio stations.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Femi D. Amele |url=https://www.nigeriainfo.fm/femi-d-amele/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Nigeria Info FM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://muckrack.com/femi-amele/bio|title=Femi Amele's Biography - Muck Rack|website=muckrack.com}}</ref> Amele has worked at [[101.9 Jay FM Jos|101.9 Jay FM]], [[Nigeria Info]], [[Amplified Radio (Nigeria)|Amplified Radio]], and GAlpha Media in a variety of positions, from programme director to board chairman. He has hosted regular shows such as ''Morning Crossfire with FemiDlive'' (2019, [[Nigeria Info]] and ''Let's Talk with Femi D'' (95.1 Abuja) as well as specials such as ''Ready to Run Radio'' ahead of the [[2019 Nigerian general election|2019 election]]. Amele is also a founder of music and talk show app VibingLive; an advisory board member for the iRead Nigeria Project; and has interviewed people such as [[Jerry Gana]], [[Lai Mohammed]], [[Audu Maikori]], and [[2Baba]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/04/10/inec-worried-over-technology-intercepts-in-electoral-process/|title=INEC Worried over Technology Intercepts in Electoral Process|date=2018-04-10|website=thisdaylive.com|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-US}}</ref> During his career, he has written for ''[[Opera (company)|Opera News Hub]]'', which is an online money making platform for writers in Nigeria <ref>https://www.infopawa.com.ng/how-to-make-money-on-opera-news/</ref>. He has also written for''Mbele'', ''[[Legit.ng]]'', and ''[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]''<ref name=":6" /> and produced a number of documentaries, including ''Anything For Us'' about government bribery and corruption in Nigeria (with the support of YIAGA Africa and the [[MacArthur Foundation]] and ''High and Dry'' about drug abuse. Also a winner of [https://nigeriahealthwatch.com/the-2nd-preventepidemicsnaija-journalism-fellowship/ Nigeria Health Watch] and recipients of the 2nd #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship.
Amele was born 14 November 1983 in [[Nigeria]] and developed an interest in broadcasting at 14. He worked as a backup host for [[Nnamdi Azikiwe University]]'s UNIZIK FM radio station on a show called ''International Affairs''. His first talk show debuted in 2010 at a radio station in [[Awka]] and focused on both national and international politics through his own commentary and listener calls. The same year, he was awarded a UK grant to produce a documentary about climate change's effect on [[Lagos]]; his film was later nominated for the Climate Change TV Award.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|date=2016-06-30|title=Are West African Countries in ECO(WAS) – Walking Away Slowly|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/are-west-african-countries-in-ecowas-walking-away-slowly/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2011, he joined [[Cool FM Nigeria]] and the now-defunct magazine ''[[Next (Nigeria)|234Next]]''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.coolfm.ng|title=#1 Hit Music Station - Cool FM Nigeria|website=Cool FM Nigeria|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-28}}</ref> While at Cool FM, he helped establish and develop [[Nigeria Info]], now a network of talk radio stations.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Femi D. Amele |url=https://www.nigeriainfo.fm/femi-d-amele/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Nigeria Info FM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://muckrack.com/femi-amele/bio|title=Femi Amele's Biography - Muck Rack|website=muckrack.com}}</ref> Amele has worked at [[101.9 Jay FM Jos|101.9 Jay FM]], [[Nigeria Info]], [[Amplified Radio (Nigeria)|Amplified Radio]], [https://vibingbrands.org/ VibingBrands], [https://fineradio.co/about-fineradioco/ FineRadioCO] in a variety of positions, including programme director, CEO and board chairman. He has hosted regular shows such as ''Morning Crossfire with FemiDlive'' (2019), [[Nigeria Info]] and ''Let's Talk with Femi D'' (95.1 Abuja) as well as specials such as ''Ready to Run Radio'' ahead of the [[2019 Nigerian general election|2019 election]].


Amele is also a founder of music and talk show app VibingLive; Co-founder of FineRadioCO;<ref name="guardian.ng">{{Cite web |last=Ibeh |first=Ifeanyi |date=2023-08-13 |title=Embracing the audio renaissance: FineRadioCO's impact on podcasting in Nigeria |url=https://editor.guardian.ng/opinion/embracing-the-audio-renaissance-fineradiocos-impact-on-podcasting-in-nigeria/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> an advisory board member for the iRead Nigeria Project; and has interviewed people such as [[Jerry Gana]], [[Lai Mohammed]], [[Audu Maikori]], and [[2Baba]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/04/10/inec-worried-over-technology-intercepts-in-electoral-process/|title=INEC Worried over Technology Intercepts in Electoral Process|date=2018-04-10|website=thisdaylive.com|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-US}}</ref> He is the Co-founder/Managing Partner at FineRadioCO. In 2024 joined [[Dataphyte]] as Programmes Director, overviewing operations and products development. Femi leads conversations at webinars. speaking engagements<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qosim |first=Suleiman |date=May 28, 2024 |title=Dubawa launches AI tools to check misinformation |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/698270-dubawa-launches-ai-tools-to-check-misinformation.html |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Premium Times NG}}</ref> and [https://www.dataphyte.com/latest-reports/cjid-sets-to-convene-media-stakeholders-for-the-journalism-digital-tech-and-ai-dialogue/ conferences on Artificial Intelligence in Media Ecosystem and Technology].
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In 2019, he was awarded an honourary doctorate from [[Youth Education and Leadership Initiative]] in Conflict Management and Development, and holds a certificate from the International Business Management Institute in Strategic Management; a certificate in global diplomacy from [[University of London]]; and a certificate in operation management strategy from the [[Metropolitan School Of Business Management]] in the UK. In 2020, he was named a Fellow by [https://nigeriahealthwatch.com/the-2nd-preventepidemicsnaija-journalism-fellowship/ Nigeria Health Watch]. He resides in Lagos.

[[File:Femi D.png|thumb|Amele with the award for the best On-Air Personality for an evening show from Nigeria Broadcasters Merit Awards, 2019]]


As a media expert, his insights into media, technology and business in Africa have appeared in leading national newspapers.<ref name="guardian.ng" /><ref>https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/08/podcasting-next-big-thing-in-nigerias-media-landscape-says-broadcaster/<nowiki/> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010223613/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/08/podcasting-next-big-thing-in-nigerias-media-landscape-says-broadcaster/ |date=2023-10-10 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-13 |title=Why podcasting has found a unique resonance among Nigerians - Femi D. Amele |url=https://dailytrust.com/why-podcasting-has-found-a-unique-resonance-among-nigerians-femi-d-amele/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref> He has also written [https://gazettengr.com/author/femi-d-amele/ People's Gazette Nigeria], for''Mbele'', ''[[Legit.ng]]'', and ''[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]''<ref name=":6" /> and produced documentaries, including ''Anything For Us'' about government bribery and corruption in Nigeria (with the support of YIAGA Africa and the [[MacArthur Foundation]] and ''High and Dry'' about drug abuse. Amele is also a winner of Nigeria Health Watch and recipients of the 2nd #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship.
[[File:CJID conference.jpg|thumb|Femi Amele speaking on Media AI Tool, Nubia AI at the CJID Conference on AI in the Media]]
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In 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from [[Youth Education and Leadership Initiative]] in Conflict Management and Development, and holds a certificate from the [https://www.ibm-institute.com/ International Business Management Institute] in Strategic Management; a certificate in global diplomacy from [[University of London]]; and a certificate in operation management strategy from the [https://msbm.org.uk/ Metropolitan School Of Business Management in the UK]. In 2020, he was named a Fellow by Nigeria Health Watch. He resides in [[Abuja]].

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[[File:Honorary Doctorate in Conflict Management.jpg|thumb|Amele shortly after receiving an Honorary Doctorate Award on Conflict Management]]


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[[File:Honorary Doctorate in Conflict Management.jpg|thumb|Shortly after receiving a Honourary Doctorate Award on Conflict Management]]
===Election activism===
===Election activism===
Amele is an active member of the #NotTooYoungToRun movement, which advocates for a bill to lower the age eligibility requirements for Nigerian elected officials. He wrote and narrated the documentary ''Young Lawmakers Credit 'Not Too Young To Run' Law For Their Emergence'' in collaboration with YIAGA Africa; made ''Facing Vote Buying in Elections'' ahead of the [[2019 Nigerian general election|2019 election]]; and made ''How Young People Fared in Contesting in 2019 Elections'', which aired on [[Channels TV]]. With the support of YIAGA Africa and the [[European Union]], he co-hosted ''Ready to Run Radio'' on [[Nigeria]] Info, also before the 2019 election. He has also done voiceover work for the [[Independent National Electoral Commission]].
Amele is an active member of the #NotTooYoungToRun movement, which advocates for a bill to lower the age eligibility requirements for Nigerian elected officials. He wrote and narrated the documentary ''Young Lawmakers Credit 'Not Too Young To Run' Law For Their Emergence'' in collaboration with YIAGA Africa; made ''Facing Vote Buying in Elections'' ahead of the [[2019 Nigerian general election|2019 election]]; and made ''How Young People Fared in Contesting in 2019 Elections'', which aired on [[Channels TV]]. With the support of [[YIAGA Africa]] and the [[European Union]], he co-hosted ''Ready to Run Radio'' on [[Nigeria]] Info, also before the 2019 election. He has also done voiceover work for the [[Independent National Electoral Commission]].


==Recognition==
==Recognition & Association==
* Nominee, TV Presenter of Year (The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards)
* Member, [https://snb.com.ng/ Society of Nigeria Broadcasters]
* Member, [[Nigeria Union of Journalists]]
* Winner, Basic Education Media Fellowship 2022
* Winner, Basic Education Media Fellowship 2022
* Finalist, Sports Presenter of the Year ([[Nigeria Radio Awards]], 2011)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://nigeriaradioawards.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-04-02 |archive-date=2014-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218012538/http://nigeriaradioawards.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Finalist, Sports Presenter of the Year ([[Nigeria Radio Awards]], 2011)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://nigeriaradioawards.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-04-02 |archive-date=2014-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218012538/http://nigeriaradioawards.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Winner, Personality of the Year ([[Bayero University Kano|Bayero University]], 2012)
* Winner, Personality of the Year ([[Bayero University Kano|Bayero University]], 2012)
* Nominee, Presenter of the Year ([[Sports Writers Association of Nigeria]], 2014)
* Nominee, Presenter of the Year ([https://swannational.com.ng/ Sports Writers Association of Nigeria], 2014)
* Winner, Best Director (HD Film Academy Script to Screen Awards, 2014)
* Winner, Best Director (HD Film Academy Script to Screen Awards, 2014)
* Winner, Beacon of Literacy Award (iRead Nigeria Project, 2015)
* Winner, Beacon of Literacy Award (iRead Nigeria Project, 2015)
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* Ambassador for Change and Advocacy of Human Rights (Enhancing Communities Action for Peace and Better Health, 2018)
* Ambassador for Change and Advocacy of Human Rights (Enhancing Communities Action for Peace and Better Health, 2018)
* Honourable World Class Change Ambassador for Peace and Humanity
* Honourable World Class Change Ambassador for Peace and Humanity
* Honourary member and ambassador of [[Youth Education and Leadership Initiative]]
* Honorary member and ambassador of [[Youth Education and Leadership Initiative]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 26 November 2024

Femi D Amele
Amele in 2015
Born (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983 (age 41)
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)broadcaster and multimedia journalist.
AwardsNominated for Climate Change TV Award in 2010.Economic Power Award 2015. Guardian, Beacon of Literacy Award 2015.

Amele Adefemi Olubunmi D. (born 14 November 1983), more popularly known as Femi D, is a Nigerian Radio and TV broadcaster, talk show host, web series producer, and political journalist.[1] Frequent topics of discussion on his shows include national policy development, macro-economics, governance, and international affairs. In 2020, he was listed among the top 100 media personalities of the year by YNaija.[2]

Biography

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Femi Amele after receiving an award from Nigeria Union of Journalists

Amele was born 14 November 1983 in Nigeria and developed an interest in broadcasting at 14. He worked as a backup host for Nnamdi Azikiwe University's UNIZIK FM radio station on a show called International Affairs. His first talk show debuted in 2010 at a radio station in Awka and focused on both national and international politics through his own commentary and listener calls. The same year, he was awarded a UK grant to produce a documentary about climate change's effect on Lagos; his film was later nominated for the Climate Change TV Award.[3] In 2011, he joined Cool FM Nigeria and the now-defunct magazine 234Next.[4] While at Cool FM, he helped establish and develop Nigeria Info, now a network of talk radio stations.[5][6] Amele has worked at 101.9 Jay FM, Nigeria Info, Amplified Radio, VibingBrands, FineRadioCO in a variety of positions, including programme director, CEO and board chairman. He has hosted regular shows such as Morning Crossfire with FemiDlive (2019), Nigeria Info and Let's Talk with Femi D (95.1 Abuja) as well as specials such as Ready to Run Radio ahead of the 2019 election.

Amele is also a founder of music and talk show app VibingLive; Co-founder of FineRadioCO;[7] an advisory board member for the iRead Nigeria Project; and has interviewed people such as Jerry Gana, Lai Mohammed, Audu Maikori, and 2Baba.[8] He is the Co-founder/Managing Partner at FineRadioCO. In 2024 joined Dataphyte as Programmes Director, overviewing operations and products development. Femi leads conversations at webinars. speaking engagements[9] and conferences on Artificial Intelligence in Media Ecosystem and Technology.

Amele with the award for the best On-Air Personality for an evening show from Nigeria Broadcasters Merit Awards, 2019


As a media expert, his insights into media, technology and business in Africa have appeared in leading national newspapers.[7][10][11] He has also written People's Gazette Nigeria, forMbele, Legit.ng, and Vanguard[3] and produced documentaries, including Anything For Us about government bribery and corruption in Nigeria (with the support of YIAGA Africa and the MacArthur Foundation and High and Dry about drug abuse. Amele is also a winner of Nigeria Health Watch and recipients of the 2nd #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship.

Femi Amele speaking on Media AI Tool, Nubia AI at the CJID Conference on AI in the Media

In 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Youth Education and Leadership Initiative in Conflict Management and Development, and holds a certificate from the International Business Management Institute in Strategic Management; a certificate in global diplomacy from University of London; and a certificate in operation management strategy from the Metropolitan School Of Business Management in the UK. In 2020, he was named a Fellow by Nigeria Health Watch. He resides in Abuja.

Amele shortly after receiving an Honorary Doctorate Award on Conflict Management

Election activism

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Amele is an active member of the #NotTooYoungToRun movement, which advocates for a bill to lower the age eligibility requirements for Nigerian elected officials. He wrote and narrated the documentary Young Lawmakers Credit 'Not Too Young To Run' Law For Their Emergence in collaboration with YIAGA Africa; made Facing Vote Buying in Elections ahead of the 2019 election; and made How Young People Fared in Contesting in 2019 Elections, which aired on Channels TV. With the support of YIAGA Africa and the European Union, he co-hosted Ready to Run Radio on Nigeria Info, also before the 2019 election. He has also done voiceover work for the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Recognition & Association

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References

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  1. ^ "Femi D Amele on Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Broadcasters Database". me.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  2. ^ Omoruyi, Omoleye (2020-05-22). "The Media 100 2020 list, the culture curators, the fourth estate". YNaija. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. ^ a b "Are West African Countries in ECO(WAS) – Walking Away Slowly". Vanguard News. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. ^ "#1 Hit Music Station - Cool FM Nigeria". Cool FM Nigeria. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  5. ^ "Femi D. Amele". Nigeria Info FM. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  6. ^ "Femi Amele's Biography - Muck Rack". muckrack.com.
  7. ^ a b Ibeh, Ifeanyi (2023-08-13). "Embracing the audio renaissance: FineRadioCO's impact on podcasting in Nigeria". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  8. ^ "INEC Worried over Technology Intercepts in Electoral Process". thisdaylive.com. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  9. ^ Qosim, Suleiman (May 28, 2024). "Dubawa launches AI tools to check misinformation". Premium Times NG. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/08/podcasting-next-big-thing-in-nigerias-media-landscape-says-broadcaster/ Archived 2023-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Why podcasting has found a unique resonance among Nigerians - Femi D. Amele". Daily Trust. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2018-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ NBMA (28 February 2016). "In Breaking News: BEHOLD! Winners at 6th Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA)". Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards.
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