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ICIR

Boost for fact-checking in Africa as ICIR lauches hub

Efforts to combat misinformation in the continent received further boost on Friday with the launch of the FactCheckHub – an independent, fact-checking by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) The FactCheckHub, an initiative of the ICIR with the support of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), according to a statement by the […]

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journalists

Six months training for financial journalists

The Civic Hive has invited applications from financial journalists to be part of its six-month intensive program. The programme is with the support of the U.S Consulate General Lagos. Interested candidates should click the link to apply: https://t.co/oAkU0pDyEd  https://t.co/cgrZliv3z3 Application closes Saturday, 15th August 2020. Civic Hive, BudgIT’s civic innovation hub is committed to raising civic

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Data

Call for campus Campus data journalism ambassadors

Dataphyte has invited applications from campus journalists interested in data journalism as Campus Journalists Ambassador. As Dataphyte’s Campus Journalist Ambassador, selected persons will have opportunities to learn tips and tools that will make them a leader in the data journalism space. They will also gain free access to publish and showcase their data journalism content

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Obadiah

Mailafia: NBC fines Nigeria Info 99.3FM N5m for ‘inciting views’

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info 99.3FM, Lagos, 5 million naira for airing the comments of former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia during an interview on Monday. In a statement, the Commission accused the station of providing its platform to Mailafia for “promotion of unverifiable and inciting views

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Rights

Human Rights Journalists Network holds training

The Human Rights Journalists Network is holding a one-day online capacity building workshop for media professionals with the theme “Watching, Investigating, and Reporting Human Rights in Nigeria” on August 15th, 2020. The training session which is supported by BONews Service, an online development news platform, will be facilitated by Dr. Babatunde Olugboji, Deputy program Director

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communication

Tributes galore for Late Communication scholar M’Bayo

Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Former colleagues, students, mentees and others of the former Head, Department of Communication and Multimedia Design, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Prof. Ritchard Tamba M’Bayo, have mourned his departure, recounting fondest memories of him. The Sierra Leonean academic and journalist, who as a Fulbright Scholar taught at University of Lagos (UNILAG) between 2006

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Broadcasting

NBC warns broadcasters against allowing abusive comments

Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Lagos Zonal office of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcasters to be professional in handling guests and callers fond of using denigrating words as stations deficient in compliance risk sanctions. NBC’s Zonal Director, Dr. Chibuike Ogwumike said in a letter to broadcast stations that the Commission may be compelled to

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journalists

Guber election: IPC holds training for Ondo, Edo journalists

  Ahead of the Ondo and Edo States governorship election, the International Press Centre (IPC) is set to conduct a one-day webinar/virtual capacity building session for journalists and media stakeholders in the states. The webinar, according to the Executive Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade is organized under component 4b: support to media of the European

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