7th DAME Awards Night – 1998
| WINNER: | Tunji Oketunbi (The Guardian) |
| CATEGORY: | AVIATION REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | FedEx/Red Star Express |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Tell Magazine |
| CATEGORY: | BEST DESIGNED MAGAZINE |
| SPONSOR: | Wordsmithes Printing & Packaging Co. Ltd |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Kaycee Okoronkwo (The Punch) |
| CATEGORY: | EDITORIAL CARTOONING |
| SPONSOR: | Vanguard Media Ltd |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | The Punch |
| CATEGORY: | EDITORIAL WRITING |
| SPONSOR: | Mr Tunji Oseni |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Lucky Fiakpa (TELL) |
| CATEGORY: | ENERGY REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Daniel Agbofode (National Concord) |
| CATEGORY: | FINANCIAL REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | United Bank of Africa Plc |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Janet Mba-Afolabi (Newswatch) |
| CATEGORY: | HEALTH REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | United BPeninsula Resort Ltd |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Reuben Abati (The Guardian) |
| CATEGORY: | INFORMED COMMENTARY |
| SPONSOR: | Hadj Alade Odunewu |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Tony Indiulor, Etim Nse, John Omachonu (The Guardian) |
| CATEGORY: | INSURANCE REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Cornerstone Insurance Plc |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Bimbo Adebamwo (The Source) |
| CATEGORY: | POLITICAL REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Diamond Publications Ltd |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Hassan Abubakar/Bayo Onanuga (The News) |
| CATEGORY: | PRESS REPORTER OF THE YEAR |
| SPONSOR: | Nigerian Press Council |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Rosabel Advertising Ltd |
| CATEGORY: | RADIO COMMERCIAL (CONSUMER GOODS) |
| SPONSOR: | Diamond Publications Ltd |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Kayode Thomas (The Guardian) |
| CATEGORY: | SPORTS REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | Mr Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Insight Communications Ltd |
| CATEGORY: | TELEVISION COMMERCIAL (CONSUMER GOODS) |
| SPONSOR: | Diamond Publications Ltd |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Ememka Nkemkah (NTA’s After the Storm) |
| CATEGORY: | TELEVISION DRAMA |
| SPONSOR: | Chief Segun Olusola (In Memory of Elsie Olusola) |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |
| WINNER: | Insight Communications Ltd |
| CATEGORY: | TELEVISION COMMERCIAL (SERVICES) |
| SPONSOR: | Ambassador Hassan Adam |
| DATE: | November 29, 1998 |