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Kaduna: Political Thugs attack NUJ Secretariat, injure journalists

The secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council was on Sunday, July 30, attacked by some yet to be identified political thugs. The thugs, during the attack injured journalists, vandalised properties and disrupted a press briefing by some All Progressives Congress’ (APC) chieftains in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that

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NBCUniversity currently accepting applications for its 2017 workshop

NBCUniversity: The Fourth Estate is currently accepting applications for its 2017 workshop set to hold on Thursday, August 10, 2017. According to NBCU, “This one-day intensive workshop, geared toward on-air AND off-air convention attendees, is taught by NBCU “professors” and is designed for individuals at all levels of their career. Journalism has long been regarded

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Radio Journalist sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by military court

Ahmed Abba is a 38-year-old correspondent for Radio France Internationale’s (RFI) Hausa service. He is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence on charges of “non-denunciation of terrorism” and “laundering of the proceeds of terrorist acts.” A Cameroonian military court sentenced the journalist on April 24, 2017, his lawyer, Clément Nakong, told Committee to Protect Journalists

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: NAJUC 2017 Seminar/Workshop

The National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC), Lagos chapter, has recently held its 2017 annual Seminar/Workshop as part of ways to sharpen their judicial reporting skills and deepen their knowledge of reporting judicial matters. Selected guests were invited to enrich the knowledge of the journalists. The Presiding Justice of the Lagos division of the Court

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Job positions available in new Christian Radio Station

A new Christian Radio Station, TRINITY FM, coming to Lagos is urgently recruiting for various job positions. All positions in an ideal Radio Station are needed! Positions available include: – Station Announcers – Chief Engineer – Maintenance Engineers – Music Director – News Director – Programme Director – Production Director – Station Director/Manager – Promotions

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Highly Experienced Mass Communications trainer needed

A newly established vocational school is looking for a highly experienced Mass Communication trainer and instructor. The vocational school is located at Jibowu area of Lagos State, and here are the requirements and steps to follow if you are interested: Requirements: A Degree/HND in related field. Industrial experience will be of higher advantage. Age: Not

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Awesome Journalism set to award $1,000 grant to 'crazy' journalists

Are you a brilliant, innovative journalist who thinks outside of the box? Then you should consider applying for Awesome Journalism grant of $1,000. Awesome Journalism funds and administers a monthly $1,000 micro-grant to a journalism project that commits a crazy, brilliant, positive act of journalism in the public interest. This Awesome Journalism Grant is available to anyone,

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Awesome Journalism set to award $1,000 grant to ‘crazy’ journalists

Are you a brilliant, innovative journalist who thinks outside of the box? Then you should consider applying for Awesome Journalism grant of $1,000. Awesome Journalism funds and administers a monthly $1,000 micro-grant to a journalism project that commits a crazy, brilliant, positive act of journalism in the public interest. This Awesome Journalism Grant is available to anyone,

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FG set to tackle fake news in Nigerian online & offline media

By Chinedu Asadu The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has revealed that the Federal Government has trained information officers to identify and tackle cases of fake news in the media. The minister said this at a workshop organised by the office of the national security adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the Nigeria stability and reconciliation

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