(Excerpts from the review of Ismail Omipidan’s ‘Persona non-Grata’ by LASISI OLAGUNJU in Abuja on Saturday, 18 January 2025). When a relatively young man writes a memoir, he is taking a huge, big risk. More importantly, politically exposed people are always very reluctant to write books about themselves – and, even about others. They […]
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Students of the National Broadcast Academy (NBA) in Ikeja, Lagos State, are grappling with uncertainty about their future in the media industry. While the six-week journalism programme offers theoretical knowledge, many students feel unprepared for life after graduation due to a lack of adequate practical training and industry exposure. NBA was founded in 1957 as
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Journalists should significantly enhance the documentation and visibility of their journalistic work with digital tools. Award-winning journalist, Justina Ashishana gave the advice at an insightful session during the January webinar of the Female Freelancers Network (FFN). The event, themed “Leveraging Digital Tools to Document Your Work,” attracted participants from Nigeria and the Diaspora, eager to
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Before 2023, Biliyaminu Manne had never heard of pro-freedom reporting. Six months into the Journalism for Liberty Fellowship, the young freelance journalist proudly identifies himself as a pro-freedom reporter. “Even my journalistic knowledge was not in-depth, but during and after the fellowship, I had a pleasant moment to learn about journalism and pro-freedom reporting,” Manne
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Her early retirement in 2019 as Assistant Director from the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) was a big surprise. Typically, people on the management cadre of her level in a government agencies and civil service would look forward to becoming Directors and retire at 60 or clock 35 years in service according to the Civil service law. However, for reasons
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Media Career Development Specialist Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the increasing number of journalists obtaining doctorate degrees and the impact on their careers and the industry. The list of practising journalists with doctorate degrees keeps increasing by the year. Apart from those who have obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, some are about to
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Deputy Director, Digital Media at Voice of Nigeria (VON) who bagged his PhD in Communication and Media Studies from Babcock University,Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Dr Qasim Akinreti shares his journey to obtaining his doctorate and other career and academic issues. Why did you decide to get the highest academic qualification, PhD, as a practising journalist? I
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Deputy Editor, (Sunday) New Telegraph, Biyi Adegoroye, (PhD Mass Communication/Media Studies, Lead City University, Ibadan) shares his experience on his academic and career journey. Adegoroye, now an adjunct lecturer at McPharson University is an Alumnus of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos State University, BSc Mass Communication, Masters International Relations and
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Associate Editor of The Nation Newspaper, Olatunji Ololalde, who recently bagged his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Media and Communication Studies from Caleb University, Ikorodu, in this interview, shares his experience and other thoughts on Phd studies and media career. Why did you decide to get the highest academic qualification, PhD, as a practising journalist?
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