EDITORIAL on the death of the Publisher and Managing Director, MARKETING EDGE, Mr John Ajayi. On December 10, the management of Nigeria’s authoritative brand and marketing magazine, MARKETING EDGE, announced the death of its Publisher and Managing Director, Mr John Ajayi at 62. According to the statement announcing his passing, Ajayi will be deeply missed […]
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Town and Gown Lecture series by Executive Director, Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin at Anchor University, Lagos. In 1984, while on holiday as a Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, I sought and got an internship placement at the defunct National Concord Newspapers. The first day I resumed my internship at the
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The AI Summit 2025 organised by the Center for Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID) was a full-day dedicated to conversations on data ownership, fair compensation in the AI age, data sovereignty and the future of digital governance in Africa. The Summit brought together thought leaders and key stakeholders, providing a platform to discuss locally-developed
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The Foundation for the Internationalization of Public Administration (FIAP) has concluded a two-day Electoral Security and Peace Governance (ESPG) Validation Exercise in Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen electoral governance, promote peace, and counter disinformation across West Africa. Held on 18 and 19 November 2025 at Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja, the workshop
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Pep Talk on Journalism in Age of AI by Executive Director, Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin at the 5th annual conference of Association of Christian Correspondents on Nigeria on November 21, 2025. At the recent annual conference of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) in Abuja, veteran media trainer and founder of Journalism
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Kofoworola Belo-Osagie is a researcher and consultant on nutrition and wellness writes on the need for journalists to contribute to ensuring more objective and trusted AI output In the past two years of researching nutrition and wellness, I have come to appreciate how much researchers and journalists have done to boost public knowledge of virtually
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Veteran journalist, author, columnist and co-Founder of defunct Newswatch Magazine, Dan Ochima Agbese reputed for writing with a fascinating economy of words has died at 81 in Lagos, Nigeria. His death on Monday, November 17, confirmed by family members and associates has attracted lots of tributes highlighting his outstanding accomplishments in his decades of media
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CBI News Mobile App, a new digital platform designed to revolutionize how news and information are created, shared, and experienced across Africa and beyond has been launched in Lagos. The app was officially unveiled on Friday, November 7, 2025 by CBI Digital Media, marking what the company’s Managing Director, Gbenga Adebija, described as “a defining
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Journalist and media entrepreneur, Tosin Oluwalowo has been appointed Special Adviser (Media and Communications) to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Rt. Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha. His appointment, which took effect from October 1, 2025, was confirmed in a letter signed by the Minister on October 9, 2025. As Special Adviser, Oluwalowo will oversee
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The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has urged journalists and media organisations to utilise its newly launched NativeAI tool improve newsroom productivity. The call was made at a one-day sensitisation meeting with journalists and media stakeholders in Lagos State on November 5. Speaking during the meeting, ICIR Executive Director, Mr Dayo Aiyetan said the
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