Obadiah

Mailafia: NBC fines Nigeria Info 99.3FM N5m for ‘inciting views’

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info 99.3FM, Lagos, 5 million naira for airing the comments of former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia during an interview on Monday. In a statement, the Commission accused the station of providing its platform to Mailafia for “promotion of unverifiable and inciting views […]

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Rights

Human Rights Journalists Network holds training

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The Human Rights Journalists Network is holding a one-day online capacity building workshop for media professionals with the theme “Watching, Investigating, and Reporting Human Rights in Nigeria” on August 15th, 2020. The training session which is supported by BONews Service, an online development news platform, will be facilitated by Dr. Babatunde Olugboji, Deputy program Director

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communication

Tributes galore for Late Communication scholar M’Bayo

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Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Former colleagues, students, mentees and others of the former Head, Department of Communication and Multimedia Design, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Prof. Ritchard Tamba M’Bayo, have mourned his departure, recounting fondest memories of him. The Sierra Leonean academic and journalist, who as a Fulbright Scholar taught at University of Lagos (UNILAG) between 2006

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Broadcasting

NBC warns broadcasters against allowing abusive comments

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Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Lagos Zonal office of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcasters to be professional in handling guests and callers fond of using denigrating words as stations deficient in compliance risk sanctions. NBC’s Zonal Director, Dr. Chibuike Ogwumike said in a letter to broadcast stations that the Commission may be compelled to

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journalists

Guber election: IPC holds training for Ondo, Edo journalists

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  Ahead of the Ondo and Edo States governorship election, the International Press Centre (IPC) is set to conduct a one-day webinar/virtual capacity building session for journalists and media stakeholders in the states. The webinar, according to the Executive Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade is organized under component 4b: support to media of the European

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rape

‘Journalists should avoid stigmatising rape victims’

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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin, has advised journalists to be cautious in reporting rape and assaults cases to avoid stigmatising the victims. The veteran journalist called for compliance to ethical codes of the media profession among other issues in the latest online men and rape series: “Rape

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media

Wanted: five young journalists for long-term media project

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Investigative Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, is seeking to work with five young investigative journalists on a long-term media project. In a social media announcement by the writer and editor, he stated that the roles are based in Lagos and the pay is competitive. According to Soyombo, “gender, academic discipline, class of degree or length of industry

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