Lecturers drawn from local and foreign universities, journalists, among others, on Wednesday evening in Lagos rose from a two-day conference listing values the media must embrace to perform its role as watchdog creditably. The conference, which featured paper presentations and reviews by discussants, had the theme “Watchdogs or Captured Media? A Study of the Role […]
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The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr. Bayo Onanuga has faulted the demand by unions in the agency for the promotion of incompetent journalists. Onanuga stated this in response to rejection of the outcome of the uniform editorial promotion examination for Level 8 to Level 16 staff in the agency and
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A renewed call has been made for better remuneration for journalists in the country and transparency by union leaders in the industry. The call was made on Wednesday when the campaign train of Mr Adeleye Ajayi, a Chairmanship candidate in the forthcoming election of the Lagos Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), visited NTA 2
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The new Faculty of Communication complex in Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has been inaugurated. The main faculty building house the Departments of Mass Communication, Information and Media Studies, Theatre and Performing Arts and Film Studies. It also has the Broadcasting Complex where the complete digital broadcasting equipment for the faculty would be installed. The Minister
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The new Faculty of Communication complex in Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has been inaugurated. The main faculty building house the Departments of Mass Communication, Information and Media Studies, Theatre and Performing Arts and Film Studies. It also has the Broadcasting Complex where the complete digital broadcasting equipment for the faculty would be installed. The Minister
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Although he started his journalism career covering aviation, Pius Ayinor, Publisher of Extra Sports, Nigeria became a sports writer in 1994. He was a pioneer staff of Complete Sports, moved to The Comet and later ThisDay newspaper. Until September 2016, he was the Group Sports Editor of The Punch . He now runs www.extrasportsnigeria.com an
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Although he started his journalism career covering aviation, Pius Ayinor, Publisher of Extra Sports, Nigeria became a sports writer in 1994. He was a pioneer staff of Complete Sports, moved to The Comet and later ThisDay newspaper. Until September 2016, he was the Group Sports Editor of The Punch . He now runs www.extrasportsnigeria.com an
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The Partnership for Media and Democracy (PAMED) has called on the Federal Government to restrain the Nigerian Army from monitoring the social media activities of Nigerians. The group described the action as a violation of the rights of Nigerians to freedom of expression and the privacy of their communications guaranteed by the Constitution and international
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Isaac Umunna, Publisher of three online newspapers, News Express Nigeria (www.newsexpressngr.com), Daily Sports (www.dailysportsng.com) and Economy Watch in this interview with Adeyinka Akintunde speaks on his experience as an online newspapers his experience so far and the future of the media industry. How did you start the business of online publishing, seeing that you were with
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By Lekan Otufodunrin Each time I get a mail from him, I can’t but notice the long list of some of the media awards he has won under his name. If it was one or two, one could miss it, but not when it is ten, in various categories over the years. Take a look
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