Toheeb Babalola

Wikitimes launches Falana Fellowship to train 25 Lawyers on SLAPPs

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Wikkitimes, a Nigerian online investigative newspaper, has launched a Femi Falana Legal Defenders’ Fellowship to empower 25 early career legal practitioners on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). The fellowship, named after the prominent human right lawyer and senior advocate Mr. Femi Falana, is a year-long programme for young lawyers aiming to strengthen legal defence […]

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January 2026 Media Opportunities

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The month of January opens with an avalanche of opportunities for journalists, storytellers and photographers. From global photography competitions with life-changing prizes to fully funded fellowships, prestigious journalism awards, and international master’s programs, this month offers rare opportunities to gain funding, visibility, training, and access to the world’s leading newsrooms and institutions. Sony World Photography

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Journalists urged to be more development-focused

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The United States Consulate in Lagos, in collaboration with the Media Career Development Network (MCDN), has hosted another bi-monthly Journalism Clinic with a call on journalists to be more development focused in their reporting. The session, held at the U.S. Consulate in Victoria Island, Lagos, according to https://mediaerrandsnews.com/ brought together early- and mid-career journalists for

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John Ajayi: A legacy of brand journalism excellence

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EDITORIAL on the death of the Publisher and Managing Director, MARKETING EDGE, Mr John Ajayi. On December 10, the management of Nigeria’s authoritative brand and marketing magazine, MARKETING EDGE, announced the death of its Publisher and Managing Director, Mr John Ajayi at 62. According to the statement announcing his passing, Ajayi will be deeply missed

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Reimagining media practice in the age of intelligent machines

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Town and Gown Lecture series by Executive Director, Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin at Anchor University, Lagos. In 1984, while on holiday as a Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, I sought and got an internship placement at the defunct National Concord Newspapers. The first day I resumed my internship at the

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AI: Experts call for data sovereignty, fair compensation

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The AI Summit 2025 organised by the Center for Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID) was a full-day dedicated to conversations on data ownership, fair compensation in the AI age, data sovereignty and the future of digital governance in Africa. The Summit brought together thought leaders and key stakeholders, providing a platform to discuss locally-developed

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FIAP validates reports on disinformation, electoral violence

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The Foundation for the Internationalization of Public Administration (FIAP) has concluded a two-day Electoral Security and Peace Governance (ESPG) Validation Exercise in Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen electoral governance, promote peace, and counter disinformation across West Africa. Held on 18 and 19 November 2025 at Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja, the workshop

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AI meets Ink: Reinventing Nigerian Journalism

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Pep Talk on Journalism in Age of AI by Executive Director, Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin at the 5th annual conference of Association of Christian Correspondents on Nigeria on November 21, 2025. At the recent annual conference of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) in Abuja, veteran media trainer and founder of Journalism

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Why journalists should not take AI at face value

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Kofoworola Belo-Osagie is a researcher and consultant on nutrition and wellness writes on the need for journalists to contribute to ensuring more objective and trusted AI output In the past two years of researching nutrition and wellness, I have come to appreciate how much researchers and journalists have done to boost public knowledge of virtually

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Veteran journalist, columnist dies at 81

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Veteran journalist, author, columnist and co-Founder of defunct Newswatch Magazine, Dan Ochima Agbese reputed for writing with a fascinating economy of words has died at 81 in Lagos, Nigeria. His death on Monday, November 17, confirmed by family members and associates has attracted lots of tributes highlighting his outstanding accomplishments in his decades of media

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