… Calls for an end to FGM The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Lagos State Chapter, has called on the Federal Government and all state governments to pass death penalty for rape. This call was contained in a communique signed by the Lagos NAWOJ Chairperson, Hajia Sekinah Lawal at the association’s February Congress which […]
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February 17 is the final deadline for nominations for the 2017 International Center for Journalists Knight International Journalism Award. Sunday Editor of The Punch, Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye won the award in 2014 Each November, the center honors outstanding colleagues with the Award at its annual gala in Washington, D.C. “We’re now seeking nominees who, despite difficult
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President of Media Career Services, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has urged journalists to regularly update their skills and be more professional in the discharge of their duties. He made the call at the February meeting of the Lagos Council of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) held on February 4. According to him, journalists need
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We are a blog focused on issues revolving around minority rights, gender equality, mental health and grassroot public institutions. We intend to launch in March this year and are in need of freelance writers to cover the aforementioned beats. Our preference is for writers resident in Lagos who are extremely creative with a hard nose
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Johnson Kanamugire, a reporter with The East African and Rwanda Today newspapers, Rwanda, Africa, has won a trip to Dubai to cover one of the world’s largest Event for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In a statement released by the organisers, African Press Organisation (APO) group, Johnson Kanamugire would go on a trip to Dubai to
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Betty Abah, a journalist and writer has reiterated that poor reading culture in Nigeria has more to do with the invasion of technology. In an interview with Vanguard newspaper, the reality is that people spend more time watching television, or lazing around the internet especially on social media, whiling away time rather than reading serious
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Esther Mark, Editor, Staff Writer, Edufrica.com has emerged winner of the 2016 Journalists for Christ (JFC) Innovative Young Journalist Award. In the keenly contested award, Ebenezar Wikina, digital journalist and development communication specialist was the first runner-up, while Tayo Elegbede, a multi- media journalist with TheGuruNews.com was named the second runner-up. Mark who is also
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The Managing Director, Advert Place Network Limited, Quadri Abubakar, takes pride in talking about the advertising portal created by his company which makes it convenient for advertisers to compare advert rates of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations in the country. In this interview with Vanguard’s Princwill Ekwujuru, he said that with a click of
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The Managing Director, Advert Place Network Limited, Quadri Abubakar, takes pride in talking about the advertising portal created by his company which makes it convenient for advertisers to compare advert rates of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations in the country. In this interview with Vanguard’s Princwill Ekwujuru, he said that with a click of
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Ben Bright Mkpuma, a 49 year old online journalist based in Abuja has appealed for support to help finance his kidney transplant. Mkpuma, the Ebonyi State indigene, said he knew about the illness when he suddenly took ill, late last year, at his home in Abuja and was taken to First Aid Hospital in Mararaba, where
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