THE annual Dr AbdulAziz Anako Fache (DAAF) Memorial Merit Awards for best reporters in both print and electronic media have been instituted in Abuja.
Entries for the two categories of awards, which carry a monetary prize of N250, 000 for each beneficiary, will be received in March 2024, while the award ceremony will take place in September.
The Fache Family instituted the annual merit awards to immortalise its illustrious son and seasoned medical practitioner who died of cardiac arrest on September 22, 2022 at the age of 53.
The immediate elder brother of the deceased and retired director of public affairs, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr Abubakar Jimoh, announced the memorial merit awards at a lecture and award ceremony organised by the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) to honour him, after 30 years of meritorious service at NAFDAC.
Dr Jimoh said the award was instituted in honour of Dr Fache to promote hard work, dedication, diligence and excellence in health reporting in Nigeria.
“Dr Fache was a multi-talented scholar, seasoned medical doctor, lawyer and author of literary works. This award will help reduce the pain, shock and irreparable loss of the rare gem.
“A concerned friend of the Fache family, Hajiya Memunah Aliyu, former executive director of Aso Savings and Loans Limited, has donated N500,000 to this cause and the awards fund will continue to increase as more donors make pledges,” he said.
President of ANHEJ, Mr Joseph Kadiri, commended the efforts of the Fache family and urged other well-meaning Nigerians to emulate this gesture.
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