Insurance Sector  Editor,  Ebere Nwoji of THISDAY Newspapers, has emerged top best for Print Media Reporter of the year 2023 award instituted by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in 2022.

NAICOM, which is the apex regulator of insurance sector and practices in Nigeria, instituted the award to annually recognise Journalists who had distinguished themselves in terms of knowledge of the sector and bringing to bear their wealth of efficiency and understanding to not only report the sector, but also analyse trends, issues and developments in the sector, thereby contributing to promoting, creating understanding of the  sector by diverse publics and boosting appreciation of its relevance in the economy.

The award was conferred on  Ebere Nwoji as the winner this year, for the second time at the just concluded retreat for Insurance Journalists with the theme: “Improving Stakeholders Perception, 2023 and Beyond”.

While announcing Mrs Nwoji, Deputy Director/Head, Corporate Affairs & Market Development  of NAICOM, AbdulRasaq Salami, noted that having scanned through the print media: newspapers, magazines and cartoons, NAICOM found it worthy to award the 2023 Insurance Reporter to Mrs Nwoji.

In his words, “ We scanned through the print: the newspapers and magazines for the year 2023 till now. We monitored news reports, articles, cartoons and we monitored everything that has to do with insurance in newspapers and magazines and we found it worthy to award the 2023 Insurance Reporter to Mrs Ebere Nwoji.

Presenting the award to Mrs Nwoji, the Deputy Commissioner for Insurance (Technical) Mallam Abubakar Sabiu congratulated her saying, “We will like to appreciate you for your outstanding performance. Congratulations!”