The 2023 edition of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme ( FRLP) by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism commenced on March 3 in Lagos with 12 participants from across media organisations in the country. Below are major insightful tweets from the Day One session by the facilitators. Equity is not matriarchy. ReportWomen is […]
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Following the claims and statements made by the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Datti Baba-Ahmed on the recent outcome of the presidential election on an interview programme on Channels Television, the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined the station N5,000.000 ( five million naira) The NBC in a letter signed by its
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The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) has named the Investigative Editor of HumAngle, Nigeria, Kunle Adebajo and a freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe, Farai Shawn Matiashe as joint winners of the 2023 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. Adebajo and Matiashe won the award with a report that investigated the lives of kidnapped
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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin share his 15 years insurance investment plan story that earned him unexpected payback. Years ago while working at The Punch, I was not as conscious as I should be about investing for the future. When bank and insurance executives come around, I was not interested in their long stories
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Executive Director of the Media Career Development Network, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has shared valuable insights with members of the Female Freelancers Federation (FFF) in Nigeria and other journalists about investing wisely and building a successful career. Speaking at an online webinar on “Tips on Investments as a freelance journalist”, Otufodunrin emphasised the importance of securing
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Five Nigerian journalists are on the long list of nominees for the One World Media Awards to celebrate the best media coverage from across the global south and around the world. The listed journalists are Damilola Ayeni of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Damilola Banjo and Philip Obaji Jr. | Freelance/The Daily Beast. Others are
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Twelve female journalists have been selected by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) for the champion-building edition of its 2023 Report Women! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship. The selected journalists are Karina Igonikon of the British Broadcasting Corporation, Pidgin, Rivers, Zubaida Baba Ibrahim – HumAngle Media, Abuja, Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba – Centre for
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Below is a list of opportunities for journalists and media practitioners to apply for and participate. DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 27 Dataphyte Broadcast Media Fellowship Dataphyte calls for pitches: “We are pleased to invite broadcast journalists in the southwest to submit pitches that focus on mainstreaming gender data into their coverage of socioeconomic and development themes.”
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More than ever before, there is a need for journalists and broadcasters to abide by the ethics of their profession and be very professional in the practice of the profession. At a time when just anyone who can disseminate information on various media platforms claims to be a journalist, it is necessary for professional journalists
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to provide details of the independence reportedly granted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Commission in the exercise of its regulatory functions. NBC’s Director General, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, had announced at a media briefing in Abuja on February 9, 2023, that the President had
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