By Oyinlola Awonuga The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network ( MCDN) Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has urged media organisations in the country to ensure more regular training of their staff. Otufodunrin made the call on Wednesday during a courtesy call to the Lagos office of Voice of Nigeria (VON) following the creation of Training […]
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The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) needs a female Business Development Manager. In the announcement by the company, the applicant will be based in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, the company’s head office. She must have five years experience in a related field and at least a Master Business Administration (MBA) degree. Interested
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Speech by Lekan Otufodunrin, Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Lagos at the maiden NUJ South-West Zonal Lecture/award programme held in Ibadan, Oyo State on January 10, 2020. Theme: digital media and the 21st-century challenge. Roles of the media in ensuring virile democracy in Nigeria My very sincere appreciation to the organisers of this programme
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By Lekan Otufodunrin Like in every industry, getting a media job is becoming more difficult with few openings for too many applicants to compete for. If you must really get a media job in 2020 you have to brace up for the stiff competition for the limited spaces available. Below are my thoughts on what
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Oyinlola Awonuga Former Managing Editor of The Nation Newspapers, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has offered suggestions on how journalists can become successful entrepreneurs in view of the various challenges they now have to cope with to survive. Otufodunrin, now Executive Director of Media Career Development Network spoke at a programme organized by the Lagos State House
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Pioneer Chief Economist and former Chairman of the Editorial Board of BusinessDay newspaper, Dr Ogho Okiti on Monday, January 6 resumed as the new Managing Director of the publication. He announced his resumption in a tweet via his twitter handle @Dr_Okiti stating that he was delighted and expressed thanks for best wishes on his appointment.
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One sure way to achieve any goal in whatever endeavour is to clearly define it and know what is required to accomplish it. In 2020, our advice at Media Career Development Network in this piece by Executive Director, Lekan Otufodunrin, is that you decide what you want to achieve in your media career and stop
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Winners have emerged in the 28th edition of the Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME) during the award ceremony held on Sunday in Lagos. Winners in different categories are as follows: Best Designed Newspaper Punch Newspapers (Winner) This Day Newspaper (First runner-up) Vanguard New paper (Second runner-up) Editorial Cartooning Bennet Omeke; The Punch – Power
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Thirty-seven-year-old journalist and former editor of BBC’s Abuja Bureau Naziru Mikailu Abubakar has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief/Executive Director of Daily Trust newspaper. The Board of Directors of Media Trust Limited, publishers of the newspapers in a statement on December 29 announced that Naziru is taking over from Mannir Dan-Ali who has served in
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In December 2018, Lekan Otufodunrin resigned from The Nation Newspapers as Managing Editor, Online and Special Publications to become Executive Director of Media Career Development Network. One year after his exit from daily news operations, Otufodunrin shares lessons learnt and offers advice for journalists planning to move on from their present job. Don’t leave
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