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Editorial: Oparah’s Well-deserved appointment at Airtel

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Nineteen and a half years after joining Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah last week formally assumed a new position in Dubai, UAE, as the Vice President, Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility, Airtel Africa Plc, with responsibility for 14 countries. Before the appointment, Oparah was Director and Vice President, Corporate Communication & CSR in the Nigeria […]

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30 journalists to benefit from Oxford Fellowship Programme

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No fewer than 30 journalists around the world will benefit from fully funded fellowship programme to acquire more knowledge in journalism practice. The programme is designed to enable journalists broaden their understanding on the current news ecosystem and wider media industry. Applications are open with minimum of five years journalistic experience or its equivalent level

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Making IDPs dream of moving out of camps possible

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Chika Mefor writes on a skills-acquisition project training for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to run small businesses and live outside the displacement camp.   The life of an average Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city is characterized by acute poverty and lack. A Protection Monitoring Report on IDP Sites in the Federal Capital

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Media Programmes & Resources ( Jan 7- 13, 2022)

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Here are some media opportunities expiring this week and resources to enhance your skills. Hurry and apply! Monday, 7th January 2022. — Call For Interest: The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, formerly PTCIJ, is looking for student journalists to monitor, track and report procurement related issues in Nigeria for its @UdemeNG project. 🔗http://bit.ly/U-Monitor22 —

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Call for ICFJ journalism award nomination

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The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is seeking nominations for the 2022 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards. Candidates can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers or citizen journalists. Candidates who meet the Awards criteria may nominate themselves. The winners will be honored on Nov. 10 at ICFJ’s 2022 Tribute to Journalists. All nominations are to

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Winners named for #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Award

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Winners have emerged for the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Award 2021/2022 organized by the Nigeria Health Watch. Ezedimbu Karen Ogbom of  Africa Independent Television (AIT), won the Television category with an entry titled “Nigeria’s Cholera Nightmare.” For the print/online category, Abdulqudus Ogundapo of The Nation Newspaper won with his report “How poor funding, low technology, hinders local

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Newsroom Diary: ‘Slow and steady loses the race in Journalism’

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Lekan Otufodunrin recalls the angry reaction of Late Ogun State correspondent of The Guardian Newspaper, Tayo Awotunsin to his report not being sent by his Telex operator in the pre-Internet journalism days. Long before the use of electronic mail and other new media devices for sending messages, newspaper state correspondents used to send stories to

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