The United Nations Department of Public Information is currently seeking applications from Nigerian young journalists and broadcasters for the 2016 Reham Al-Farra (RAF) Memorial Journalists Fellowship Programme. The Programme provides journalists with an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the work of the United Nations. It is also an opportunity to meet journalists from other […]
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A newly opened Radio station in Ogor Ughelli North LGA, Delta state is inviting applicants to fill various positions in the organisation. The positions available are as follow: * On-air personality/Presenters * Producers * Engineers * Account Clerk * Front Desk Officers * Marketers * Advert Traffic/ Compliance Officer * Reporter * Human Resource Officer
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Lekan Otufofodunrin writes on how journalists can maximise opportunities to participate in international media conferences even when they can’t be there physicially. Physically, I did not attend the 2015 UNESCO World Press Freedom Day celebration held in Latvia but I was part of the event in a number of ways. First, I was asked to
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The CNN/Multichoice African Journalist of the Year is one of the prestigious media awards which will be competed for this year. In this piece, Lekan Otufodunrin brings you some useful career lessons about the winners and winning entries. Become multimedia skilled Teblo Timse, reporter of Mail and Guardian Centre for Investigative Journalism SA has a
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The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria is concerned about the fate of Donu Kogbara, the Vanguard newspaper columnist who was kidnapped on August 30, 2015 in Port Harcourt, south-south Nigeria and has since been held incommunicado. In a statement by its Director, Lanre Arogundade, IPC said it is particularly worrisome that her abductors have not
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An official photographer in the presidency, Mr Kola Oshiyemi is dead. Oshiyemi who died last Sunday worked with three former presidents including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Late Umar Musa Yar’adua and Goodluck Jonathan. According to burial arrangement announced by the family, the body will arrive the Lagos Airport from Abuja on Saturday while the interment
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When women talk, they talk deeply, driving in the details in a manner that make for profound comprehension. That was the experience recently at the 2015 Women in Journalism conference held in Lagos, writes Hannah Ojo. The day-long conference hosted by Adesuwa Onyenokwe and SeunP of the Nigerian Info FM paraded a galaxy of stars
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By Sunday Osanyintuyi sundayosanyintuyi@gmail.com | @SundayOs As a trained journalist, I don’t take lightly issues around my first constituency, media. I handle media issues and industry related matters with great passion. It is so because our positions and thoughts have immense impacts on nation building. Among the first news items and opinions read yesterday was
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By Ayodeji Adesina The Nation Newspaper’s Managing Editor, Mr Waheed Odusile, is now the President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), the umbrella body for practising journalists in print and electronic media in Nigeria. He was elected as the new helmsman at the union’s election held in Abuja during the NUJ’s 2015 5th Triennial
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