SACE is a five-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through a contract with Chemonics International has vacancy for a Media and Development Expert. The Expert will be responsible for developing training curriculum, modules and manuals/documentation on advanced media; and developing training that addresses identified key points. *Delivery of the training […]
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Editor of TheCable, Fisayo Soyombo on Wednesday won the Newcomer of the Year category of the 2016 Free Press awards, held in The Hague, Netherlands. He won ahead of Zimbabwean Tafadzwa Ufumeli and Albanian Mechman Huseynov, with his story entitled ‘Forgotten Soldiers’ — a five-part series exploring the agony of soldiers shattered by Boko Haram’s
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Jude Nwabuokei of Radio One 103.5FM, Lagos in this reporter’s diary recalls how he won a fellowship programme for journalists organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information and his memorable professional experience in New York. As a young broadcast journalist working in a Radio Station in a city like Lagos, there was a
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* Adelakun, The Punch, Dike, The Sun get N500,000 each Tobi Aworinde of Sunday Punch has emerged winner of the Journalist of the Year category of the 2016 Nigeria Breweries Golden Pen Award. He will get N1m and other package for winning the award. Sodiq Adelakun also of The Punch won the Photo Journalist of
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* Adelakun, The Punch, Dike, The Sun get N500,000 each Tobi Aworinde of Sunday Punch has emerged winner of the Journalist of the Year category of the 2016 Nigeria Breweries Golden Pen Award. He will get N1m and other package for winning the award. Sodiq Adelakun also of The Punch won the Photo Journalist of
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Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian Newspaper, Debo Adesina on October 20, 2016 delivered the University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association Distinguished Lecture. In the lecture entitled Vessels in a storm, Adesina a 1986 graduate of the department reviewed the state of the journalism practice against the background of new media technological developments and offer tips
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Hannah Ojo of The Nation Newspapers has emerged as one of the nine winners of the investigative data journalism projects that will tackle African development challenges. The winners will each receive a cash grant of up to $20,000 (depending on the project requirements), as well as support from Code for Africa’s technology and data journalism
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Three Nigerians are among the winners of the 2016 CNN/MultiChoice African Journalists of the Year award named at the ceremony held in Nairobi Kenya on October 15, The Nigerian winners are Chika Oduah, Nigeria, Freelance for African Media Initiative, Kenya and Yemisi Akinbobola, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu IQ4News for Premium Times, Nigeria. Four others got certificates of
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The immediate past Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Mideno Bayagbon has launched an online news website, thenewsguru.com With former Acting Editor of Guardian Newspapers, Jewell Dafinone as its group Managing Editor, the new website according to a statement on Monday by the company “hopes to stem the seeming lack of professionalism among some practitioners in
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Mr. Eze Anaba has been appointed as the new Editor of Vanguard newspaper. He replaces Mideno Bayagbon. Until his appointment,Anaba, who holds a Master’s degree in Communication from Leicester, U.K was Deputy Editor of the paper. He was also former Saturday Editor, Senior Deputy News Editor, and the Law and Human Rights Editor of the
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