Lekan Otufodunrin

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‘Why women are more financially excluded in Nigeria’

By Oyinlola Awonuga Lack of education, income and trust are major causes of women’s financial exclusion in Nigeria. Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) an organisation committed to promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria stated this at a press conference in Lagos last Friday. The Head Research of the organisation, Ashley Immanuel who disclosed the outcome

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‘How to sustain your writing passion if you’re not earning enough’

By Dayo Emmanuel Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, (MCDN), Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has advised independent creative journalists and writers to find alternative sources of income to sustain their passion. Otufodunrin, former Online Editor and Director Special Publications at The Nation Newspaper who spoke at the explanatory/interactive session on creative writing, independent publishing and

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hostwriter

Egwu, African colleagues win Hosterwriter story Prize

International award-winning Nigerian journalist, Patrick Egwu and two colleagues, Annie Njanja (Kenya) and Mamadou Lamine Ba (Senegal) have emerged winners of the 2019 Hostwriter Story Prize for Journalism collaboration. With a cross-border story on Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal they were named second-place winners with 1000 euros prize grant in Berlin, Germany

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media

ICPC: Role of the media in constituency projects implementation

By Tunde Abatan, Contributing Editor The Nigeria media has come a long way in the emergence of the country, its independence from colonial rule and under the military dictatorship. Yet, the decision to checkmate its activities through the obnoxious Hate Speech and Fake News bills now before the National Assembly has not discouraged agents of

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Soyinka

13 reporters shortlisted for Wole Soyinka Award

Thirteen journalists from print, online, television, radio, photo, and editorial cartoon categories have been shortlisted for the 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism. The shortlisting was announced in a statement the Executive Director/CEO, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Mrs Motunrayo Alaka.  Similarly, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Amnesty International and veteran photojournalist, Sunmi Smart-Cole,

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media

New Media as the Future of the Newsroom: Myth or Reality?

Text of a paper delivered by Mr Edward Dickson, Managing Director/Editor in Chief African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, at the 15th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference held in Sokoto from November 27 to December 1, 2019   The new media is the translation of Marshall McLuhan’s prediction in his seminal 1964 book, Understanding Media: Extensions of Man,

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Media: Fighting off the throes of death

Paper by General Manager of Vanguard Newspaper, Gbenga Adefaye, titled FIGHTING OFF THE THROES OF DEATH… at the 15th All Nigeria  Editors’ Conference (ANEC) at The International Conference Centre Sokoto: November 27 – December 1, 2019 For this assignment of setting the tone for Sokoto ANEC 2019, let me begin with what should really be the endnote.  It is a quote from

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NIJ

Journalism Education and Shrinking Opportunities

Paper Presented Gbemiga Ogunleye, FNGE, Provost, Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos at The 15th All Nigeria  Editors’ Conference (ANEC) at The International Conference Centre Sokoto: November 27 – December 1, 2019 Let me begin by thanking the Planning Committee of ANEC 2019 for giving me the privilege of sharing my thoughts with my colleagues on

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media

Effectively board the digital train, NIJ Provost urges media

Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye has challenged media houses in the country to effectively adopt digital options to remain in business. He offered the advice in a paper presented at the 15th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference by the Nigeria Guild of Editors held in Sokoto titled Journalism Education and

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