Fifteen Nigerian journalists have been selected by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) to participate in the second phase of its Investigative Journalism training programme tagged Open Contracting Reporting Project (OCRP). The 15 journalists were selected out of nearly 80 entries following a call for application rolled out on May 17, 2017. According to the […]
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The Senior Special Assistant (Media) to the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and multiple-award-winning journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka has announced his movement to the British Broadcasting Corporation as Editor. His movement comes after working for two years as the media aide to Amosun. Adejuwon, before his appointment as media aide, was the Deputy General Editor and a member
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The Senior Special Assistant (Media) to the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and multiple-award-winning journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka has announced his movement to the British Broadcasting Corporation as Editor. His movement comes after working for two years as the media aide to Amosun. Adejuwon, before his appointment as media aide, was the Deputy General Editor and a member
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The immediate past editor of TheCable Online newspaper, Fisayo Soyombo has joined the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) as Editor. He announced his new job on his facebook wall on Monday, June 5. joining ICIR means its ‘payback time’; it is in fact a ‘homecoming’ for me. And although the move wasn’t all that straightforward
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By Kelechi Amakoh The State House Correspondent Of Channels Television, Chukwuma Onuekwusi is dead. The 55-year old journalist died in the early hours of Tuesday in an Abuja hospital after battling with an ailment for some weeks. He worked for Channels Television for 19 years. During this period, he covered several beats on Channels Television
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Lekan Otufodunrin, former Managing Editor of The Nation Newspaper says his journalism career may not have been fulfilling as it is but for the support of Managing Director of The Nation Newspapers, Victor Ifijeh. On my birthdays, I usually get to read moving tributes about how God has used me to support the careers of
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By Kelechi Amakoh The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, has invited applications from interested journalists to apply for investigative training on budget and procurement. The training which will bring 15 journalists from across the country, is open to practicing journalists in print, electronic and new/digital media who are not based in Abuja, the
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By Kelechi Amakoh The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) will on November 9 honour two United States of America journalists, Chris Wallace and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson at its Awards Dinner in Washington D.C. Chris Wallace is a Fox News anchor, while Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson works as a Correspondent with the National Public Radio. ICFJ President,
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By Kelechi Amakoh The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) will on November 9 honour two United States of America journalists, Chris Wallace and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson at its Awards Dinner in Washington D.C. Chris Wallace is a Fox News anchor, while Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson works as a Correspondent with the National Public Radio. ICFJ President,
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Despite criticisms of unethical journalism practice in the social media space, senior media practitioners have urged journalists to embrace the new age media without neglecting the ethics of the media profession. They made the call at a recent media colloquium organised to celebrate the 60th birthday of columnist and publisher of Genevive magazine, Betty Irabor
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