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Winners of Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa Receive Awards in France
A special ceremony held in
Grenoble (France) in the presence of Mrs Tracy Garner, Global
Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric
PARIS, France,September 26, 2014/
— Winners of the first Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in
Africa on Thursday received their awards during a special ceremony held
in Grenoble (France) in the presence of Mrs Tracy Garner, Global
Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com).
Photo2: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1403 (Adedeji
Ademigbuji, senior correspondent at The Nation newspaper (Nigeria) and
Tracy Garner, Global Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric)
Photo 3: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1404 (Birame
Faye, reporter at Le Quotidien newspaper in Senegal and Tracy Garner,
Global Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric)
The Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa was established by Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com),
the global specialist in energy management. It recognises African
journalists who publish or broadcast outstanding investigative reports
on issues relating to electrical counterfeiting in Africa.
The first Media Awards on
Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa was won by Adedeji Ademigbuji,
senior correspondent at The Nation newspaper (Nigeria), for his piece
entitled “Checking the menace of fake electrical products” and by Birame
Faye, reporter at Le Quotidien newspaper in Senegal, for his piece
entitled “Electricité – Usage des produits contrefaits : De l’insécurité
dans notre confort domestique”.
“Schneider Electric is extremely
proud to award the very first Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting
in Africa. I would like to express my warmest congratulations to these
two very talented journalists,” said Tracy Garner, Global
Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric.
Adedeji Ademigbuji started his
journalism career in 2001 as an intern after completing a National
Diploma Programme from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State (Nigeria).
In 2006, Adedeji joined the
National Standard news magazine. Later that year, he left the National
Standard as a senior correspondent to work as a freelance writer for The
Sun newspaper. In 2011, Adedeji joined the National Mirror as a
business correspondent. After winning the 2013 Social Enterprise
Reporting Award (SERA) in the CSR category and the Nigerian Media Merit
Awards (NMMA) Coca-Cola Prize in the Brands & Marketing category,
setting records in the Newspaper Reporter of the Year and Telecom
Reporter of the Year categories, he was sought out by The Nation
newspaper to handle the paper’s Brands & Marketing pages.
A graduate of the Institute of
Science and Information Technology (CESTI) at Cheikh Anta Diop
University in Dakar (Senegal), Birame Faye joined Le Quotidien newspaper
immediately after completing his studies. Birame specialised in Online
Journalism at the Berlin International Institute, before being assigned
to his newspaper’s political section. He then took part in two training
courses in Economic and Financial Journalism at the Thomson Reuters
Foundation. In 2012, he also attended a training course in Investigative
Journalism organised by the Panos Institute in West Africa (IPAO). On
two occasions, he was awarded the First Prize for Investigative
Journalism launched by the IPAO. Birame Faye holds a Master’s degree in
Media and Communication, as well as a Master’s degree in Project
Management.
Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Schneider Electric SA.
Contact:
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About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com)
offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including
leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructure, Industries &
Machines Manufacturers, Non-residential Building, Data Centres &
Networks and Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable,
efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 140,000 plus employees
achieved sales of €24 billion in 2012 through an active commitment to
help individuals and organisations make the most of their energy.
SOURCE
Schneider Electric SA.
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