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Television Continental (TVC) News, a member of TVC Communications, has vowed to retain its outstanding position.

The TV station bagged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) foremost prize at the 26th Nigerian Media Merit Awards (NMMA) in December.

It clinched the prize from Channels Television which won the 2017 edition and those of 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

At the awards ceremony which held in Lagos, Ralph Akinfeleye, chairman, NMMA panel of assessors, said it was a tough decision choosing the winner for the category.

“This year, we had difficulty in picking winners in the Newspaper of the Year, Editor of the Year, Radio of the Year and Television of the Year categories. The scores were too close for comfort. The differences between the winners in the categories were marginal,”Akinfeleye said.

Commenting on the feat, Stella Din-Jacob, director of News, TVC News, who received the award on behalf of TVC Communication said the station would work to maintain the status quo.

“We are delighted to be awarded the winner for the Best Television Station of the Year. Having our hard work recognized is a big motivation to work harder and would serve as the tonic that we need to prove to Nigerians that we are both dynamic and innovative,” Din-Jacob said.

“Going forward, we will step up the tempo to ensure such laurels become a second nature to us. What we did this year, we need to do better because we are only as good as our last performance.”