Editor of Daily Independent newspapers, Mr Don Okere has urged staffers of the newspaper to put in their best as the media house is about to witness a transformation. Okere gave the charge during the annual thanksgiving service of the Independent Christian fellowship in Lagos last Thursday. The event organised by the Christian fellowship of […]
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Apply to participate in the following media programmes and opportunities for this week. Monday, 28th February 2022. The Sanlam award currently calls for entries for financial journalists. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/ydyp3xdr Wednesday, 2nd March 2022. Applications are now open from Journalists for The International Center for Journalists’ news business Hub — Elevate. Apply here: https://www.icfj.org/elevate Thursday, 3rd March
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The third Jacksonites Professional Development Series (JPDS) seminar, by the alumni association and professional development network of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) will hold on March 23 at 3 p.m. GMT+1 through the Zoom platform. The former Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Bartholomew Okolo, will join an expert panel at
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A new digital news and entertainment platform, The Quest Times, for young and vocal Nigerians has commenced publication. The platform, according to the promoters, “will be a mashup of contents that can be found on both entertaining and traditional media.” The managing team, including young and veteran news and mass communication practitioners, stated that its
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Assistant Business Editor of The Punch, Femi Azu on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, had a send-off ceremony held for him by colleagues following his resignation. In this Facebook post, Azu, who is returning to BUSINESS DAY as News Editor, recalled his memorable stay in The Punch and appreciated the support of many senior colleagues and
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is to establish a journalism training school to enhance the development of the profession in the country. The Managing Director of NAN, Mr. Buki Ponle, disclosed this during an interactive session with the Agency’s staff in Lagos on Wednesday. Ponle said that the proposed NAN journalism school would be located in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, where a
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I-79 Media Consults, one of Nigeria’s leading media training hubs, is accepting applications for the Rewriting the Narratives of Environmental Crimes in Nigeria training project. The project stems from the idea that there is the need to intensify efforts in mainstreaming reports about environmental crimes, climate change, and biodiversity and aims to equip 20 campus
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Publisher, Business Plus Magazine, Dr (Mrs) Grace Achum, says though she has now gone into full-scale commercial farming, journalism still remains her first love. Speaking with the Media Career Development Network, Achum said she started farming initially as leisure. Having worked in various media outfits for years, she said she decided to go into full-scale
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I never knew winning an award can boost one’s connections and recognition until I emerged as the winner of the inaugural Lekan Otufodunrin Student-Journalists Award 2021, a national journalism contest, on May 10, 2021, during the month of Ramadan. The joy of the announcement that Ramadan afternoon made me elated with those present at the
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Multimedia journalist and On-Air-Personality at Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Nkechi Idiaye in commemoration of the World Radio Day 2022 on February 13 shared the story of how she got employed as a radio presenter without prior training and experience. We asked her some follow-up questions to get more insights on her pre and post-employment
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