The Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA), Saturday, provided its Special Honour for Broadcasting Leadership and Industry Development on Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, Chairman of the Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (IBAN).
The NBMA, at its 7th edition of the awards held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, stated the honour remained in acknowledgment of Ramalan’s contribution to the advancement and development of broadcasting in Nigeria, his management within the market, dedication to the development of independent broadcasting, and continued financial investment in the media landscape through Liberty television and Radio FM stations.
In audiences voted Ramalan and Liberty Television as the ‘Best Indigenous Television Channel in Nigeria’ in the ‘Viewers’ Choice’ classification at the 2026 awards, acknowledgments that declared their standing amongst audiences, contributions to native broadcasting in the nation.
The awards body kept in mind that, as IBAN chairman, Ramalan’s strong voice has actually formed essential market discussions on the interests of Nigerian broadcasters, the defense of Nigerian info sovereignty, and the sustainability and future of the sector.
It likewise mentioned his philanthropy and dedication to supporting individuals and neighborhoods as differentiating his contributions to society, explaining Ramalan’s journey as an essential turning point in the nation’s broadcast media.
In a convener’s message, the NBMA stated it considered it both proper and substantial to openly acknowledge his service to the market and broader Nigerian society, as the platform exists to commemorate quality, honour effect and motivate the future of broadcasting.
In his goodwill message at the event, Ramalan challenged broadcasters to safeguard expert proficiency and editorial stability as Artificial Intelligence (AI) progressively changes journalism, tv production and broadcast engineering.
Speaking on the style, “Professional Competence in the Age of AI: The Case for Supporting Intelligence,” the IBAN chairman argued that AI needs to work as a help to human know-how instead of a replacement for expert understanding, judgement and responsibility.
Ramalan proposed what he referred to as the ’80/20 Principle of Professional Competence’, under which a minimum of 80 percent of expert effort need to stay grounded in human understanding, imagination, skills and judgement, while AI ought to contribute no greater than 20 percent as supporting intelligence.
He clarified that the concept was not an actual measurement of processing time however a structure for expert discipline, worrying that editorial authority, confirmation and responsibility should stay completely human. “Technology should support expert judgement, not change it,” he stated.
Showing the concept with examples from various locations of broadcasting, Ramalan kept in mind that AI might help reporters with interview transcription, file analysis, analytical pattern acknowledgment and research study.
He, nevertheless, kept that the duty to examine, question proof, develop context and differentiate realities from speculation stayed with human reporters.
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