Paris: An editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Martha Agas, has been selected as a finalist for the Women Changing the World Global Awards to be held in April in Paris, France. Agas was chosen from over 1,500 nominations from 97 countries as a finalist in the Woman in Media category. The organisation published the list of finalists on its website.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the coordinator of the awards, Anne Santos, stated that the finalists’ written submissions will be independently assessed and scored by an international panel of judges. The highest-scoring finalists will be awarded Winner, Runner-Up, and Third Place. Santos emphasized that judging is based solely on the written application submitted, and the panel’s decision is final.
The winners will be announced at the Women Changing the World Global Summit and Awards in Paris on April 22, 2026, and the event will be available via global livestream. Santos also mentioned that the finalists are invited to apply to become published authors in the upcoming Women Changing the World Anthology, set for release in 2027.
Agas joins other finalists in the Women in Media Category, including Angel France, Elena Di Fiore, JenLyn Ford, Karen Sander, Kirsty Nancarrow, and Sharon Swietek.