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 scheduled to hold in April in Paris, France.
Agas emerged as a finalist in the Woman in Media category after being selected from more than 1,500 nominations submitted from 97 countries.
The organisation published the list of finalists on Monday on its official website.
Agas was nominated for the award in recognition of her work as a development journalist, telling stories that highlight vulnerable and marginalised communities while drawing attention to critical social issues.
According to the coordinator of the awards, Anne Santos, 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,” she said.
Santos added that judging would be based solely on the written applications submitted, noting that the panel’s decision would be final.
She said the winners would be announced at the Women Changing the World Global Summit and Awards ceremony scheduled for April 22, 2026, in Paris, and would also be broadcast via global livestream.
Santos also disclosed that finalists have been invited to apply to become published authors in the upcoming Women Changing the World Anthology scheduled for 2027.
Agas was named a finalist alongside Angel France, Elena Di Fiore, JenLyn Ford, Karen Sander, Kirsty Nancarrow and Sharon Swietek in the Women in Media category.
The Women Changing the World Global Awards was conceived to recognise women making meaningful impact across communities, industries and countries around the world.