By Rhoda Olorunfemi Journalists have been urged to support the campaign to totally eradicate malaria by year 2020 in the country. The call was made by the Director, Disease Control, Lagos state Ministry of Health, Dr. Eniola Erinosho, at the ‘Malaria to Zero’ campaign held in Lagos at which Huawei Technologies officially presented N50 million […]
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A couple of years ago, I took a short break from my journalism. I remember having one of those “I’m done here” conversation with one of my mentors, explaining how exhausted I was from the cyclical nature of news reporting– telling the same stories in different ways without making the needed impact. I was often
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By Rhoda Olorunfemi The president, Nigerian Association of Woman Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos state chapter, Hajia Sekinah Lawal, has called for all hands to be on the deck to ensure Journalists’ welfare and safety in Nigeria is guaranteed. This call was made at the second interactive journalists round table, held at the International Press Centre (IPC),
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By Rhoda Olorunfemi Kabiru Abdullahi Yusuf, the Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Trust Media Limited and the Public and Private Development Centre, PPDC, a non-governmental organisation, will be honored with the Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence and Anti-corruption Defender Award respectively at the Eleventh Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting presentation
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By Adeola Ogunlade African Foundation for Peace and Love Initiatives (AFPLI) has concluded plans to stage the eighth edition of Peace Media Parley (PMP) holding on Monday, 5th of December 2016 at the International Press Centre, Ogba, Lagos State. The programme tagged Picture Africa for peace and development 2.0 with special focus on Sustainable Development
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By Rhoda Olorunfemi Journalists have been advised to emulate the spirit of hard work and passion for their career as exhibited by the late photojournalist, Adeyinka Adeparusi who died in Abuja. This call was made by some of the dignitaries present at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSOIJ), located at the Nigerian Institute
Enugu State Correspondent of Orient Daily Newspaper in Akwa, Anambra State, Patrick Egwu Ejike, has won the second place prize of the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism in Sub Saharan Africa. Ejike’s winning prize is £1000 for his entry entitled ‘Digital Tech Improving Access to Education in Nigeria’ Tatenda Chitagu of Zimbabwe won the
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Media Career Q&A Q: With my certificate from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ), can I be accepted to work in any organisation without discrimination? A: The Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate issued by the NIJ is supposed to be an equivalent of the University degree, but many private organisations and the government don’t rate
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Media Career Q&A Q: With my certificate from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ), can I be accepted to work in any organisation without discrimination? A: The Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate issued by the NIJ is supposed to be an equivalent of the University degree, but many private organisations and the government don’t rate
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By Olorunfemi Rhoda Journalists have been advised against engaging in attitudes which are not biblical injunction while on duty. The advice was given by Pastor David Deola Odunayo at the November fellowship of the Journalists’ For Christ (JFC), held at International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos. Speaking on ‘Biblical Journalism: Seven things the Lord hates’
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