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N2.35m for winners of PwC Media Excellence Awards

Winners have emerged in the maiden edition of the PwC Nigeria Media Excellence Awards to celebrate and reward excellence in business reporting in Nigeria. The winners are : *Eromo Egbejule of Ventures Africa, SME Reporting Categorywith his article titled: ‘Walk in these shoes: Aba’s very own leather manufacturing plant’ *FisayoSoyombo of The CableNG, Business & […]

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Exploits of young Nigerian named IJNet’s journalist of the month

Ebenezar Wikina, a young Nigerian digital journalist has been named the Journalist of the month by the International Journalists’s Network. Since 2013 when the Port-Harcourt based writer started blogging without having a laptop of his own, Wikina has started his own interview column, “The Stroll,” in which he has interviewed more than 120 global leaders

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Exploits of young Nigerian named IJNet's journalist of the month

Ebenezar Wikina, a young Nigerian digital journalist has been named the Journalist of the month by the International Journalists’s Network. Since 2013 when the Port-Harcourt based writer started blogging without having a laptop of his own, Wikina has started his own interview column, “The Stroll,” in which he has interviewed more than 120 global leaders

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New media adviser for Tinubu

Publisher and Managing Editor of Western Post Newspaper, Mr Tunde Rahman has been appointed as the new Special Adviser, Media to former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Rahman, former Saturday and Sunday editions of THISDAY Newspaper according to PREMIUM TIMES replaces the former media adviser, Mr Sunday Dare recently appointed a Commissioner in

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Two Nigerian journalists make shortlist for African Fact- Checking Award

Two Nigerian journalists, Ajibola Amzat of The Guardian Newspapers and Adedayo Oketola of Saturday Punch have been named among seven finalists for this year’s African Fact-Checking Awards. The award is to honour the best investigative fact-checking carried out by African journalists this year which exposed misleading claims made by leading public figures across the continent.

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Sept 30 deadline for Dialogue on Sexuality and Role of the Media.

September 30, 2016 is the deadline for submission of application by interested journalists to participate in a Dialogue on Sexuality and Role of the Media. Heartland Alliance in collaboration with Projekthope www.projekthope.org is hosting the dialogue under its: Engaging the Media in Human Rights Series from October 3-4, 2016. If you are a media stakeholder,

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Call for nominations for Omololu Falobi Award

September 28 is the deadline for the submission of nominations for the Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in Prevention Research Community Advocacy. Full details available at :http://www.avac.org/falobi The award was established to pay tribute to the life and work of Omololu Falobi and to highlight the essential role of community advocacy in HIV prevention research.

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Nigerian- American reporter wins ICFJ’s Young Reporter award

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has named Nigerian-American journalist Chika Oduah as the recipient of its inaugural “Young Reporter for a Sustainable Future Award.” The Award celebrates and encourages reporting from emerging journalists who demonstrate commitment to producing compelling stories that improve people’s daily lives and raise awareness of issues related to the Sustainable

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Nigerian- American reporter wins ICFJ's Young Reporter award

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has named Nigerian-American journalist Chika Oduah as the recipient of its inaugural “Young Reporter for a Sustainable Future Award.” The Award celebrates and encourages reporting from emerging journalists who demonstrate commitment to producing compelling stories that improve people’s daily lives and raise awareness of issues related to the Sustainable

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