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Call for investigative stories grant

Oyinlola Awonuga Grants to support investigative stories on corruption in Nigeria are available for qualified and passionate investigative print, electronic and online journalists. The grants as part of the Upright4Nigeria campaign of the Strengthening Citizens’ Resistance Against Prevalence of Corruption (SCRAP-C)   are from four sectors: Education, Health, Power, and Tax Administration in Akwa-Ibom, Borno, Enugu, […]

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Entries invited for Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting award

By Oyinlola Awonuga The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has invited entries from Nigerian professional journalists or team of journalists, full-time or part-time, for the 14th edition of its Investigative Reporting award. The award according to the organisers is an annual programme of WSCIJ, that seeks to honour journalism works with a focus on

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internship

‘Our learning and not ‘errand’ boys internship experience’

Adeyemi Temitayo kehinde and Bankole-Bawa Ademola, both Mass Communication Students from Ajayi Crowther University last week completed their internship with Media Career Development Network. They wrote about what they learnt and their experience below.   Adeyemi The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN) Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin made me understand the basics of writing with

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media

Winners emerge in 2019 PwC Media Excellence Award

Winners have emerged in the 2019 PwC Media Excellence Awards to celebrate and reward excellence in Business Reporting in Nigeria. The winners of the various categories announced at the award ceremony in Lagos on Friday night  are : Bayo Akinloye formerly of THISDAY:  SMEs Reporting Still load: How slow Internet speed under-develops Nigeria’s economy, stifles

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journalism

How to benefit from MacArthur’s $6.3m journalism grant

How can journalists and other media professionals in Nigeria benefit from the $6.3 journalism and media grant to nine media organisations and institution to advance anti-corruption efforts announced by The MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday? Instead of ignoring or just reading the story, below are a few things journalists can do to enhance their careers through

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DAME

DAME invites entries in 22 categories

By Oyinlola Awonuga The Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) has called for entries in twenty-two categories for its 2019 edition. The categories according to an announcement by the organizers include Agriculture Reporting, Anti-Corruption Reporting, Best Designed Newspaper, Business Reporting, Insurance Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Judicial Reporting and Lagos Reporting. Others are Nutritional Reporting, Sports Reporting,

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Nine Nigerian organisations get $6.3m journalism, media grants

Nine media organisations and institution in Nigeria have been granted more than $6.3 journalism and media funding to advance anti-corruption efforts in the country by the MacArthur Foundation. The grantees include Bayero University, Kano, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting, Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation, Daily Trust Foundation and International Centre for Investigative Reporting. Others are

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