Oyinlola Awonuga G A correspondent of Galaxy TV, Judith Irenoa was on Wednesday, October 21, attacked by thugs along with her colleagues in Lagos. Irenoa said they were attacked by the thugs near the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, office on the Lagos/Ibadan expressway. “We were four in the bus with the driver. We all […]
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Kabir Adejumo of Premium Times, #Nigeria and two other journalists have been named as the finalists for the Thomson Foundation Young Journalists Award 2020. The others are Martín Leandro Camacho from #Peru and Anna Myroniuk from #Ukraine They were selected from an earlier shortlist of 12 out of the initial 200 entries from 55 countries. ”
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The media was not spared during the #ENDSARS protests and mob attack that followed across the country. Attacks on Journalists, media houses and other incidents are listed below *Journalist shot in Kogi A correspondent of The Sun Newspaper in Kogi Sate Emmanuel Adeyemi, was on Monday shot by unknown persons in Lokoja, the state capital
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Media Programmes and activities scheduled to hold this week include conference, report launch and others between Monday, October 26- Saturday, October 31, 2020. The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details. MONDAY, October 26, 2020 African Investigative Journalism Conference 2020 “Staying Sane: Journalists and Mental Health. Time:2pm-3pm (GMT+2) Click here to sign
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has described the recent attack on some journalists and media houses as unwarranted and condemnable. In a statement by its President, Mustapha Isah and General Secretary, Mary Atolagbe, NGE noted that the Nigerian media contributed immensely to the current democracy being enjoyed in Nigeria and should therefore operate in
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Taiwo Adebulu of The Cable Newspaper, Nigeria has won the *Fact-Check of the Year by a Working Journalist award organized by Africa Check. He won with his entry: “Nigeria told UN that 7 varsities run strictly on renewable energy, but is this true?” https://bit.ly/37sJKSF In response to his award, Adebulu tweeted: Amidst the chaos and
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PAGED Initiative in collaboration with Free Press Unlimited is implementing a “Covid-19 Media Response project in Northern Nigeria. Through media reports and advocacy, the project aims to enlighten a variety of audiences on the social, economic and developmental impacts of Covid-19 and to shed light on the many challenges faced at the grass-root level. We
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The attack on The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday afternoon supposedly as part of the #ENDSARS protests was carried out by armed men on motorcycles who invaded the headquarters of the media house on Fatai Atere Way, Matori, Lagos. The office of Television Continental (TVC) had earlier been burnt down by hoodlums, while attempts to raze
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The International Press Centre, IPC, has expressed concern about developments on the #ENDSARS and #ENDSWAT protests, especially the targeting of media institutions and harassment of journalists. IPC in a statement on Wednesday by its Executive Director, Mr Lanre Arogundade condemned the attack on Television Continental (TVC) as well as the molestation of the journalists and
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the shooting and killing of unarmed protesters by security men in different parts of the country over the #ENDSARS protests. The Guild in a statement on Wednesday demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari should address the nation to calm frayed nerves. While noting that there is nothing wrong
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