Kelechi Amakoh writes on the decision of Nigeria’s leading newspaper, The Punch to revert to the military dictator rank (“Major General”) of President Muhammadu Buhari in protest against human rights abuses in the country. Today’s editorial in The Punch newspaper, “Buhari’s lawlessness: Our stand” is commendable. The medium has finally taken a stand against the […]
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Journalists from various media houses in Niger state, under the auspices of Progressive Media Practitioners, have organized a summit for youths in the state to curb irresponsible and negative use of social media. The One Day Niger State Social Media Summit tagged “Social Media: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly” had participants from two public secondary
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To enhance reporting of child labour issues in the country, Sharon Ijasan of Television Continental (TVC) is to get a N2 million grant. The grant by an anonymous donor was announced on Monday at the 14the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting ceremony in Lagos by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting (WSCIJ). Although
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By Dayo Emmanuel Editor of The Next Nation, Ibanga Isine has said Nigerian journalists are among the best worldwide considering the environment they operate. He stated this on Monday at the 14th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) held in Lagos on Monday. Isine who won the
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Editor of The Next Edition, an online newspaper, Isine Ibanga has emerged the winner of the 2019 Nigerian Investigative Reporter of the Year organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. He was declared the winner at the award ceremony held in Lagos on Monday during which 12 other journalists, the Amnesty International Nigeria,
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In their key presentation at the recent All Nigeria Editors Conference organised by the Nigeria Guild of Editors, three top media executives offered insights on the state of the media in the country and suggestions to overcome challenges faced by the industry. Below are the summary of the papers presented by Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye, Provost
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By Oyinlola Awonuga Lack of education, income and trust are major causes of women’s financial exclusion in Nigeria. Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) an organisation committed to promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria stated this at a press conference in Lagos last Friday. The Head Research of the organisation, Ashley Immanuel who disclosed the outcome
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By Dayo Emmanuel Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, (MCDN), Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has advised independent creative journalists and writers to find alternative sources of income to sustain their passion. Otufodunrin, former Online Editor and Director Special Publications at The Nation Newspaper who spoke at the explanatory/interactive session on creative writing, independent publishing and
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International award-winning Nigerian journalist, Patrick Egwu and two colleagues, Annie Njanja (Kenya) and Mamadou Lamine Ba (Senegal) have emerged winners of the 2019 Hostwriter Story Prize for Journalism collaboration. With a cross-border story on Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal they were named second-place winners with 1000 euros prize grant in Berlin, Germany
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By Tunde Abatan, Contributing Editor The Nigeria media has come a long way in the emergence of the country, its independence from colonial rule and under the military dictatorship. Yet, the decision to checkmate its activities through the obnoxious Hate Speech and Fake News bills now before the National Assembly has not discouraged agents of
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