By Sabella Abidde (sabidde@yahoo.com), The Punch Just before 5:00am on Sunday, April 28, 2013, I came off bed to read one of Nigeria’s greatest minds tells us that: “If you are a regular reader of this column, you might like to know that this is the final time I will be writing it in this […]
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By Olatunji Dare, The Nation. In the past six months, the fraternity of Nigerian journalists has lost four of its ablest, all of them of my generation. Not to the lucrative field of Public Relations or corporate communications, or to the political bureaucracy, with its delusions of power and influence, but to the cold, undiscriminating
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The Nigerian social media sphere started off like its peers around the world. First attracting only individuals seeking to keep up with friends and strangers. But that was back then. The community has since grown to attract both businesses and governments. President Goodluck Jonathan announced his 2011 presidential ambition on his Facebook page, positioning his
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Vanguard columnist, Chief Pini Jason Onyegbaduo,popularly known as Pini Jason, is dead. Vanguard reports that Jason died on Saturday, May 4 afternoon in a Lagos hospital after undergoing a surgical procedure a few days ago. He was 65. Mr. Jason was a long time Vanguard columnist who took a leave of absence in 2007 to
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The Seven-up bottling company requires suitable applicants to fill the position of a BRAND MANAGER. The candidate must have a minimum of tertiary degree preferably Masters, Five years experience in Marketing as a manager in another FMCG company (preferably Multinational). Interested candidates to apply in their own handwriting, within two weeks from the date of
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Thirty years after writing a weekly column for The Guardian Newspapers, Sonala Olumhense writes a final piece in which he laments the decay of the Nigerian state. If you are a regular reader of this column, you might like to know that this is the final time I will be writing it in this form.
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The League Management Company (LMC), the new management body of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) requires the services of a Director of Media and Strategic Communications (LMC03). Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the successful candidate will design and direct strategic marketing-communication plans to develop brand identity, brand profile and loyalty of the LMC
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A leading corporate communication, reputation strategy/management agency requires a smart professional who can think outside the box to fill the role of Senior Media Executive. The candidate must be confident, self motivated and result oriented with a bachelor degree. Relevant professional affiliation will be an added advantage. The ideal candidate should have between 2-5 years
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The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Lagos and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will hold a joint seminar to discuss the safety of journalists to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Nigeria on May 3. The Seminar scheduled at the Conference Hall of the UN Information Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos is expected
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UNESCO on Tuesday called for safety of journalists across the globe ahead of this year’s World Press Freedom Day scheduled for May 3. The call was contained in a statement signed by Mr Oluseyi Soremekun, the National Programme Officer Communication and Information, UNESCO in Abuja. The organisation urged countries to promote a safe and enabling
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