By Tunde Omisola Online publishers have been urged to ensure that their news items are verifiable, true and fair to all concerned. The call was made by discussants at the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN ) Annual New Media Conference held in Lagos on Tuesday. In her submission at the conference sponsored by Aiteo, […]
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Temitayo Ayetoto reports on the outcome of a media training to ensure humane media coverage of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. How well is the Nigerian media covering the oil and gas sector? Not good enough, especially regarding the effects of exploration on host community, based on the outcome of a one-month media
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Journalists have been advised to embrace digital media as it remains the future of the journalism profession. The Chief Executive Officer of Wild Fusion Foundation, Abasiama Idaresit, who gave the advise at a training for journalists in Lagos said that the new digital media was not a threat to the traditional media but a tool
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Temitayo Ayetoto reports on the outcome of a media training to ensure humane media coverage of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. How well is the Nigerian media covering the oil and gas sector? Not good enough, especially regarding the effects of exploration on host community, based on the outcome of a one-month media
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By Kelechi Amakoh Business A.M described as the much anticipated business newspapers by one of its promoters made its debut on the newsstands on Monday, February 5. This newspaper seeks to improve the practice of financial journalism in Nigeria. Published by Businessnewscorp Limited, the paper is led by two former journalists at BusinessDay Newspaper. They
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Torrents of tributes flooded facebook on Friday following the death of a Business Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Bukola Afolabi-Aroloye. Bukola who gave birth to twins last month, died on Thursday in her residence in Ikorodu after suddenly taking ill. Colleagues, friends and family members were in tears as they gathered at the family house
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University of Lagos ( UNILAG ) announced on November 9 that Federal Government has approved its request to start Unilag Television. The television station is said to be the first campus television in West Africa. With the approval, the university can now transmit live to the general public. According to the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin
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A reliable source grants you an interview but denies speaking to you when your report is published. Kelechi Amakoh writes on the experiences of some journalists who found themselves in this embarrassing situation. Some say journalism is history compiled in a hurry, while others say journalism projects every side of the society that is able
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An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, on Monday urged the media to sensitise Nigerians to the dangers of using refrigerators, air conditioning units which emit ozone-depleting substances like chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. Aremu, the Director-General, Advocacy for Environmental and Sanitation Integrity, an NGO, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
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A multiple award-winning journalist and political strategist, Idowu Ajanaku has been appointed as the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode. In a letter signed by the Head of the State Service, Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye, the appointment is in line with Governor Ambode’s vision to strengthen the
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