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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In continuation of his songs inspired articles, Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the desire of journalists to be well renumerated, based on the song THIS YEAR sung by Afropop musician, Iledare Oluwajuwonlo, popularly known as Jaywon. This year is already in its second month, but I can’t help repeatedly singing the song
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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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Seven Journalists have been nominated for the Journalism category of the 16th edition of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA). The nominees include 25 years old S. I Ohumu who was once a nominee for the Emmy Awards and a multimedia Journalist and 30 years old Abdulbaki Aliyu Jari, a journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation
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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 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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Wisdom Udo, a student of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos writes on the virtual launch of the 2022 BBC Komla Dumor Award launch he joined along with some other student journalists from Nigeria. Some kinds of news have the power to change your mood especially when it is a good one. I
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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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Tiger Eye Foundation, a media non-profit organisation, is seeking application for the 2022 edition of its Nigeria Investigates program, a training for early to mid-level investigative journalists. The five-day training, the organisers say, will commence after applicants submit story pitches. Participants will undergo a rigorous exercise on investigative techniques, high risk, hostile environment compliance, storytelling,
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For some Nigerian journalists, 2022 is not only a new year to continue to practice the profession, they also have new jobs and new roles they have been promoted to. In this report, John Attah shares details of what he calls ” Journalists Transfer Guide” The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Deutsche Welle began the 2022
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