29th DAME Awards Night – 2020
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: John Momoh, Chairman of Channels Television
| WINNER: | Bayo Akinloye, Thisday |
| CATEGORY: | AGRICULTURE REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | News Agency of Nigeria |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | The Punch |
| CATEGORY: | BEST DESIGNED NEWSPAPER |
| SPONSOR: | Diamond Publications |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Olatunji Ololade, The Nation |
| CATEGORY: | CHILD FRIENDLY REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Unicef & Nigerian Guild Of Editors |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | The Guardian |
| CATEGORY: | CHILD-FRIENDLY MEDIUM |
| SPONSOR: | UNICEF |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | The Punch |
| CATEGORY: | EDITORIAL WRITING |
| SPONSOR: | Tunji Oseni Memorial Fund |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Ibrahim Adeyemi, Businessday |
| CATEGORY: | EDUCATION REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | – |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Olatunji Ololade, The Nation |
| CATEGORY: | LAGOS REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Peninsula Resort Ltd. |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Taiwo Hassan Adebayo, Premium Times |
| CATEGORY: | INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Sam Amuka Media Fund |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Gbenga Ogundare, The Nation |
| CATEGORY: | JUDICIAL REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | In memory of Hon. Justice M. O. Onalaja, OFR, JCA |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Afeez Hanafi, The Punch |
| CATEGORY: | SPORTS REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | In memory of Simeon. O. Idowu |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Chioma Obinna, Vanguard |
| CATEGORY: | NUTRITION REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Nestle plc |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | The Nation |
| CATEGORY: | NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR |
| SPONSOR: | – |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
| WINNER: | Niyi Adesina, The Nation |
| CATEGORY: | EDITOR OF THE YEAR |
| SPONSOR: | Nigerian Guild of Editors |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 12, 2020 |
THE TRUSTEES OF THE DIAMOND AWARDS FOR MEDIA EXCELLENCE CONGRATULATE ALL THE WINNERS WHO WERE HONOURED AT A CEREMONY TODAY AT THE LAGOS ORIENTAL HOTEL, LEKKI, LAGOS.