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UBA, Journalism Clinic host social media summit for journalists

Everything Journalism – a group on the professional network, Linkedin.com – and its adjunct, The Journalism Clinic, in collaboration with United Bank for Africa (UBA) plc will on Thursday host a social media summit for journalists. Tagged “Functional Social Networking for Nigerian journalists” the summit is to boost the capacity of Nigerian journalists to maximally […]

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Sobowale calls for synergy between communication scholars, professionals

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A call has been made for synergy between communication scholars and professionals to maximize the contribution of communication to national development. The call was made by Professor Idowu Sobowale of Covenant University, Ota while addressing the general meeting of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) in Lagos. Sobowale, Chairman, Board of

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New heads for NAN, NTA, FRCN

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By Biyi Oluniyi President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new heads for government owned media houses, including, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) . Ima Niboro, former spokesman to President Jonathan was appointed the Managing Director of NAN, Sola Omole becomes the new Director-General of

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THISDAY: Adedoja named Sunday Editor

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Biyi Oluniyi Tokunbo Adedoja has been appointed as Editor, THISDAY, The Sunday paper. Adedoja whose appointment takes effect from February 1, 2014, takes over from Rahman Tunde who resigned in order to pursue his publishing career. He is the publisher of Western Post, a regional newspaper, covering basically, the old Western region. Adedoja is a

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NGE mourns Newswatch’s Editor

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The death of Mr Toyin Obadina, Deputy Editor, Saturday Newswatch from the guns of suspected armed robbers, is not only agonizing and horrendous, it is quite sickening. All men of the fraternity of the pen, to which Obadina belonged, are revolted that a man returning home from his legitimate duty is waylaid, robbed, and then

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NGE mourns Newswatch's Editor

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African fact-checking journalism awards launched

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Africa’s first awards honouring journalism that scrutinises what public figures in Africa say has been launched by the AFP Foundation and Africacheck.org. AFP Foundation is AFP news agency’s non-profit media training organization while www.africacheck.org, Africa’s first fact-checking website. “It is essential for democracies to function properly, that claims made by public personalities can be checked

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Resolve to be a better journalist in 2014

Lagos News back soon – Jakande

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Former Lagos State governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande has hinted of plans to revive the publication of his rested newspaper, Lagos News on Mondays. He disclosed the plan in an interview with Saturday Punch during which he attributed the stoppage of the publication to economic reasons. Alhaji Jakande, a veteran journalist noted that journalism practice in

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Akpabio urges journalists to report positive news

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Nigerian journalists have been asked to report positive news items to change the negative perception of the country. Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State made the call Saturday when the Managing Director of The Telegraph newspapers, Mr. Bolaji Tunji and his management team paid him a courtesy visit at Governor’s Office, Uyo. “Let’s us change the

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