By Toluwalase Oderinde
The Editor and Vice President of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Campus Mirror, Olamide Ayoade, a 400-level Mass Communication student, has emerged as the winner of the Maiden Edition of the National Wire Campus Business Journalism Award.
The award, announced on February 14, 2025, celebrates Olamide's exceptional feature story titled "How OOU Student Entrepreneurs Leverage Tech for Career Advancement," which was published in the Campus Mirror website.
Olamide has therefore, expressed his delight at receiving the award in an exclusive interview with Campus Mirror, saying, "I am delighted to have been recognized as the winner of this prestigious award. I immensely appreciate the organizers of this award, National Wire, and the supporting organizations. I would also like to thank my Editor-in-Chief, Olamide Lasisi for deeming my feature story worthy of publication."
While Olamide was announced the winner of the award, Sonaike Omotola, Features Editor of Indy Press Organization and a student of Education and Political Science, emerged as the first runner-up; while Tolulope Ayeye, Editor of Indy Press Organization and a Law student at the University of Ibadan (UI), took third place.
In the Campus Journals category, Indy Press Organization (UI) emerged as the winner. The award ceremony featured Seun Onigbinde, Director and Co-founder of BudgIT, as the guest speaker.
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