Stella Din-Jacob
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Recognition

Awards, rankings and fellowships, with the year each was given.

  1. 2023 and 2024

    Women in Journalism Africa

    Ranked No. 1 on the list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Journalism in Nigeria, in 2023 and again in 2024.

    TVC News, May 2023 (opens in a new tab) ThisDay, May 2023 (opens in a new tab)

  2. 2024

    Talented Women Network

    Outstanding Woman in the Media, 2024.

  3. 2023

    The Peak Performer

    Woman of Excellence (Media), The Peak Performing Woman of the Year 2023.

  4. 2022

    Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism

    Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence, given for a lifetime of dedication to journalism, democracy and public accountability. In 2011 the Centre had also recognised her service as an adjudicator of its awards.

  5. 2005–06 and 2020

    Nigerian Media Merit Awards

    Television Station of the Year, twice, with TVC Communications under her editorial leadership, including 2020. Earlier, Station of the Year, Best Newscaster and Best Production with Minaj Broadcast International.

  6. 2008

    Eisenhower Fellowships

    Selected as an Alternate for the 2008 Multi-Nation Program, from the finalists nominated in Nigeria.

  7. 2001

    U.S. Department of State

    Nnamdi Azikiwe Fellowship: a six-week programme in the United States, from September to November 2001.

  8. 2001

    State of Israel (Mashav)

    Mashav Scholarship, awarded for her reporting of the Arab-Israeli conflict to a Nigerian audience.

The record, in documents

Stella Din-Jacob holding up an award trophy on the stage of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism awards.
Wole Soyinka Centre award ceremony
Women in Journalism Africa 2023 graphic naming Stella Din-Jacob as number one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Journalism.
Women in Journalism Africa, 2023
On stage at the Talented Women Network event, three women in colourful print dresses hold awards beneath a slide reading Outstanding Woman in the Media.
Talented Women Network, 2024
Close-up of the Women in Journalism Africa plaque, ranked No. 1, 2024.
The 2024 plaque
The Peak Performer certificate naming Stella Din-Jacob Woman of Excellence (Media), 2023.
The Peak Performer, 2023

Professional development

  • Advanced Leadership Programme, Gotni Leadership Centre, Lagos, 2024
  • BBC Advanced Media Managers course, 2009
  • BBC media tour, 2012
  • Mayborn School of Journalism, Denton, Texas, 2001
  • Election reporting, Public Affairs Section, United States Consulate General, 2003
Stella Din-Jacob seated at the centre of a group of fellow participants at the Advanced Leadership Programme, with the Gotni Leadership Centre logo in the corner.
With fellow participants at the Advanced Leadership Programme, Gotni Leadership Centre, 2024
Certificate from the Gotni Leadership Centre certifying that Stella-Din Jacob fully participated in the Advanced Leadership Programme, ALP-991, held at the Lagos Marriott Hotel in 2024.
Her certificate for the programme (ALP-991)
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