Joseph Bakare

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has named Mrs. Yemisi Izuora, publisher of Oriental News Nigeria as winner of the 2024 MAN Personality Award in the Online Category.

Oriental News Nigeria topped other Online platforms in the acknowledgment of its in-depth reportage of the activities of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and the Manufacturing sector in general.

The award which was the highlight of the 2025 edition of the MAN Media Personality Of The Year Award/Presidential Media Luncheon on Wednesday in Lagos, brought together key stakeholders in the Organised Private Sector (OPS) and media organizations.

President of MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye, while speaking at the event congratulated every one for contesting very keenly in the competition to determine who emerges as the Association’s Media personality of the year.

“I also want to seize this opportunity to appreciate the independent review committee for always churning out excellent results in their assessment of the entries.

“It gives me great pleasure to announce the upward review of the cash gift for the winners of each category. We are sure to continue to improve in this regard, as we inch towards some measure of recovery in the economic situation of our country.”

In the other categories, Ebere Obike, FRCN 1st Position on Radio Category, Abiola Ismail, MITV 1st Position, TV Category, Yemisi Izuora, Oriental News Nigeria Online 1st Position, Online Category and Yinka Kolawole Vanguard 1st Position, Newspaper category