Lecture by Lekan Otufodunrin at the anniversary 13th Sparklight Award and Media Lecture, held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. July 17, 2016 In 1987, a 22 year old journalism graduate sneaked into Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital to resume work as the correspondent of a national newspaper. He joined the league of the Ogun State Correspondents […]
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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Rahamon Bello, has approved the appointment of Dr Oloruntola Sunday as Acting Head of Department of Mass Communication of the institution. His appointment which is for a one year term takes effect from August 1, 2016. He takes over from Dr Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika. Dr Oloruntola,
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Nigerian journalist with CNBC Africa, Didi Akinyelure has won the second BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. In a statement on Tuesday, BBC said Akinyelure impressed the judges for the award with “her enthusiasm and tenacity in getting to the heart of a story, and helping audiences make sense of some of Africa’s complex issues.”
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Nigeria and South Africa are ahead in the list of nominations of finalists for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Competition announce last Friday. Both countries have seven nominations each while Kenya had four. There are 38 finalists from 14 countries. This year, the competition according to Ferail Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel,
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The third edition on Women in Journalism conference ( Wij2016) will hold on Thursday, July 21 at the MUSON Centre, Lagos. The theme of the event which is free for interested participants is Excellence and Ethics. According to the Director of the programmes, Yomi Owope, ” WiJ2016 is not just another media gathering – it
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Lekan Otufodunrin offers tips on better use of social media by journalists Have active social media accounts Having active social media accounts is no longer an option but a must if you want to continue to be relevant in the media profession. You don’t have to be on them all the time, but you should
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Two staff of The Punch newspapers, Folashade Adebayo and Dayo Oketola have been nominated as finalists for the 2016 CNN/ MultiChoice African Journalists of the Year award. Adebayo is a Senior Correspondent on the Daily edition, while Oketola is News Editor, Saturday Punch. Adebayo, an award-winning journalist covers science, health and education stories.. A former
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Managing Director and Editor- in- Chief of New Telegraph Newspapers, Mrs Funke Egbemode has been elected as the Acting President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). She was elected on Saturday during the second quarterly meeting of the Guild held in Abuja. Egbemode’s election followed vacancy created by the exit of the former President,
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Community media operators in Lagos State are going back to school this week (7-9 July) to rethink their business for revitalisation and sustainability. An initiative of the Communities and Communications Department of the Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, the programme is being facilitated by The Journalism Clinic, which vision is “to
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The Punch Newspapers has hired the Online Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, John Abayomi as it’s new Online Editor. Abayomi resumed this week as part of efforts to boost the digital publishing by The Punch. Vanguard is Nigeria’s leading news website followed by The Punch. Earlier in the year, former Controller of Publications of the newspaper,
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