Jakande

JAKANDE: CELEBRATING A VISIONARY LEADER AT 89

Tribute to Alhaji Lateef Jakande, veteran journalist and former governor of Lagos State. The concept of leadership has always been of tremendous interest to classical thinkers   as well as contemporary political and management scholars as our world continues on the path of progressive evolution.  On the other hand, visionary leadership theory rose to prominence in 1980-90s, and

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media

Applications invited for ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ Media Awards 2018

Media professionals in Africa have been invited to apply for ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ Media recognition Awards 2018 sponsored by Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany. The applicants are to showcase their work to raise awareness about infertility prevention and make infertility and breaking infertility stigma in Africa. The awards according

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Ojo

Ojo The Nation’s reporter named UN journalism fellow

The Nation’s reporter Hannah Ojo has been named as one of the fifteen 2018 fellows for United Nation’s Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship. The programme is an opportunity for young journalists from developing countries and countries with economies in transition to cover the United Nations. Hosted every fall at UN Headquarters, the programme brings a

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agricultural

Need for effective reporting of agricultural policies

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on Friday stressed the need for journalists in Benue to be trained on effective reporting of agricultural policies.   The institute’s communication Specialist, Mr Onyeche Douglas, made this known in a statement in Makurdi on Friday.   Douglas said that training was therefore being organised for journalists as

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reporters

Vacancies: Business, Oil and Gas reporters, others

The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has vacancies for Business reporters, Oil and gas reporters, Social media  strategists and Data Analysts  Preferred Qualifications and Skills:  The ideal candidate must possess specialised skill and experience in the relevant field:  Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Law,  Politics, Web Journalism, Statistics or Computer Science. Data Analysts must

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infertility

Journalists trained on reporting infertility

The First Merck Health Media Training, organized by Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has been held in Nairobi, Kenya, The training was attended by over 200 journalists representing multimedia, print and online media from 17 African countries. According to Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of Merck

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