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Job opening: Press and Public Affairs Officer

 The Commonwealth office is calling for application for the position of press and public affairs officer and the job role is based in Lagos. The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer that values difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing their organisational capability. They welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds […]

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African women in media symposium to hold July 27

African women in media symposium organized by Dr Yemisi Akinbobola is set to hold July 27,  at Birmingham City University.  The symposium aims to bring together African women working in the media, and academics in the field of media and communications concerned with media, diaspora, race, gender, representation, and African feminism. The objectives are to engage

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Meet UNILAG’s first female Professor of Mass Communication

Kelechi Amakoh writes on the well-deserved appointment of Dr Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika as the first female Professor of Mass Communication in the University of Lagos. On Monday, June 5, an erudite scholar, Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika joined the league of professors at the University of Lagos as the university administration confirmed her as a Professor of Mass Communication.

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Meet UNILAG's first female Professor of Mass Communication

Kelechi Amakoh writes on the well-deserved appointment of Dr Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika as the first female Professor of Mass Communication in the University of Lagos. On Monday, June 5, an erudite scholar, Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika joined the league of professors at the University of Lagos as the university administration confirmed her as a Professor of Mass Communication.

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Why I resigned editor’s job for Masters in Sports Administration

Lolade Adewuyi, formerly of TELL Magazine and Goal.com last Friday, June 23 bagged a Masters degree in Sports Administration from the Russian International Olympic University. In this online interview, Adewuyi speaks on  his experience at the programme and what traditional journalists need to know and do to avoid becoming relic in the new media work

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2017 WiJAfrica: Awards for four women entreprenuers

Four outstanding women media entreprenuers will be honoured at the 2017 edition of the Women in Journalism (WiJ) Conference to hold on July 16 in Lagos. Those to be honoured at the programme at MUSON Centre with the WiJAfrica Pioneer Awards and WiJAfrica Innovation Awards are  : 1. Maiden Ibru and The Guardian: For leading the digital transformation at the Guardian

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Women Journalists called to apply for reporting fellowship

Women journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for a reporting fellowship. The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is organizing Adelante (Moving Forward), a five-year reporting initiative that aims to amplify the voices of women journalists in Latin America and strengthen their professional development, impact and safety. The fellowship is open to women journalists nationwide.

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#TourtureVictimsDay: 11 years after, tortured journalists still await justice

Musa Saidykhan a respected  Gambian journalist who was arbitrarily arrested and tortured by officers of the country’s National Intelligence Agency is currently living in exile in the United States of America. He currently writes for Kairo News and advocates for respect of human rights and freedom of expression in the Gambia. His story of unjust torture

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