Kelvin Kagbare and Ismail Aniemu at a public event

More fact are emerging on how and why JournalNg, a leading general interest publication with a bias for maritime reporting was honoured with the Best Maritime Magazine Award by the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON).

President of the AMJON, Kelvin Kagbare disclosed that the award  was earned and not bestowed on the basis of friendship nor patronage.

According to Kagbare, several factors were considered and critically examined before the planning committee of  AMJON Conference 2025, took the decision.

“JournalNG has been very consistent, innovative and unrelenting in the industry. Notwithstanding harsh economic realities, the publication has maintained its position and standards in term of content and consistency. The well deserved award is therefore intended as a call to do more and continue to aim higher by members of the JournalNG team, Kagbare said.

It could be recalled that the Award presentation  took place in Lagos on Friday July 17, 2025 at the Annual AMJON Conference was in recognition of the magazine’s consistency as a bi-weekly and bridging information gaps among the industry stakeholders.

Kelvin Kagbare, AMJON President; Segun Oladipupo, Secretary and Paul Ogbuokiri, Chairman Planning Committee, all agreed that the publication was chosen for standing out and being credible.

They described the magazine as a dependable resource and reference publication with exceptional content quality; engaging readership with well-researched and insightful articles that resonate with the maritime stakeholders.

It’s innovative design, visually striking layouts, strong cohesive editorial vision with clear, compelling writing and editing were also listed as reasons for the award.

At the pre award citation, the magazine’s growing digital Innovation, consistent usage of illustrations like entertaining cartoons, multimedia integration and it’s exceptional deployment of imagery/ infographics to complement content were lauded by Ugo Ezurike, Publisher , Nation Update.

Ismail Aniemu, JournalNG Publisher described the honour as an encouragement to his team’s modest contributions to maritime reporting.

He dedicated the award to all members of his team for their support of journalism practice, joining to see it as a profession and social service for development of the society.

While congratulation Mr. Ismail Aniemu and his team for a job well done, stakeholders urge them not to rest on their oars but strive for more.