By Kelechi Amakoh Business A.M described as the much anticipated business newspapers by one of its promoters made its debut on the newsstands on Monday, February 5. This newspaper seeks to improve the practice of financial journalism in Nigeria. Published by Businessnewscorp Limited, the paper is led by two former journalists at BusinessDay Newspaper. They […]
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Torrents of tributes flooded facebook on Friday following the death of a Business Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Bukola Afolabi-Aroloye. Bukola who gave birth to twins last month, died on Thursday in her residence in Ikorodu after suddenly taking ill. Colleagues, friends and family members were in tears as they gathered at the family house
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University of Lagos ( UNILAG ) announced on November 9 that Federal Government has approved its request to start Unilag Television. The television station is said to be the first campus television in West Africa. With the approval, the university can now transmit live to the general public. According to the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin
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A reliable source grants you an interview but denies speaking to you when your report is published. Kelechi Amakoh writes on the experiences of some journalists who found themselves in this embarrassing situation. Some say journalism is history compiled in a hurry, while others say journalism projects every side of the society that is able
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An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, on Monday urged the media to sensitise Nigerians to the dangers of using refrigerators, air conditioning units which emit ozone-depleting substances like chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. Aremu, the Director-General, Advocacy for Environmental and Sanitation Integrity, an NGO, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
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A multiple award-winning journalist and political strategist, Idowu Ajanaku has been appointed as the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode. In a letter signed by the Head of the State Service, Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye, the appointment is in line with Governor Ambode’s vision to strengthen the
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The newly-appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan on Monday, January 15 resumed office and got a rousing welcome by officials and staff. Speaking during the event, the former Commissioner, Mr. Steve Ayorinde said the government is a continuous process that abhors a vacuum and expressed happiness that he was handing
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Founder of Orodata Science, Blaise Aboh has emerged winner of the Quartz’s Atlas for Africa competition. Blaise’s winning prize is a ten-day, nine-night trip to New York City to visit Quartz’s offices, and to Washington, D.C. to visit ICFJ’s offices. He will meet with journalists similarly obsessed with data visualization and participate in some training.
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Abdulwarees Solanke laments the problem of lack of regulation of media practice and poor remuneration in Nigeria Jerusalem is the city of David, Prophet Daud in the Quran. It is the Yiddish rendering of the Arabic word, Darussalaam, as in the name of the small oil-rich Malay dominated South East Asian nation of Brunei Darussalam,
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Entries have been invited for the 2018 Citi Journalistic Excellence Award (CJEA) for finance and business reporting in Nigeria. February 26 is the deadline for submission of entries by any exceptional finance or business journalist working in print media, wire services or electronic media. “This year’s gifted winner will join others from countries across Europe,
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