THISDAY reporter, Martins Ifijeh, has emerged the winner of the ‘Merck More than a Mother’ Africa Media Recognition Award 2020 from West African countries
He won in the Online Category with his entry: ‘Heavy Metals and the Pain of Infertility’. The first and second runner ups in the category are Never Lomo of New Public Trust from Liberia and Chinedu Asaju of The Cable Newspaper.
Two other Nigerians; Chioma Obinna of Vanguard and Abubakar Sulaiman of Sawaba 104.9fm won in the Print and Radio category respectively
Announcing the award weekend, the CEO, Merck Foundation, Senator Rasha Kelej, said Ifijeh’s story was instrumental in raising awareness on infertility prevention and breaking its stigma in Nigeria and across Africa.