A 14-point resolution and recommendation have been made to enhance the capacity of the media to promote democracy, peace and development in the country. Participants at the 8th conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) in Port-Harcourt made the recommendations according to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer […]
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The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) B Zone (South West) has organized a maiden Annual Conference with participants calling for enhanced protection and empowerment of the girl child against insecurity and abuses. The event themed “Insecurity: The Girl Child as an Endangered species”, held in Lagos on September 9 and attended by female senior
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Nigerian freelance journalist, Kelechukwu Iruoma has been selected along with nineteen other journalists worldwide for the Covering Rare Disease Fellowship and grant sponsored by the National Press Foundation. Others selected according to a statement on September 10 include Winnie Aguilar | Freelance Philippines, Sandra Cuffe | Freelance | Guatemala, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman | GHOne TV
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Media Career Development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin writes on how he does what he usually ask journalists to do about maximising career opportunities. One of the things I know I am guilty of is always asking, sometimes putting pressure on journalists to take advantage of available opportunities. I seem, like some colleagues say, to make it
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Canon, a world leader in digital imaging solutions, announced its sponsorship participation for the tenth-anniversary edition of Uganda Press Photo Awards 2021. The award ceremony, according to the organizer, will hold in Kampala, Uganda’s capital on October 21, 2021. Amine Djouahra, Director of Sales and Marketing – Canon Central and North Africa, disclosed that there
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Bloomberg News has a vacancy for an experienced editor to join its economy and government team in sub-Saharan Africa. Applicants, according to Bloomberg, must have deep knowledge of the region’s politics, economics and business sector, along with an understanding of financial and commodity markets. He or she must also possess skills working with reporters spread
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the directive issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) demanding telecommunications companies to shutdown services in Zamfara State, citing “pervading security situation” in the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Mr. Idowu Adewale, MRA’s Communications Officer. Adewale noted that the regulatory agency has increasingly become a
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The need to promote independent media that advances fundamental human rights has been the core value of Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism, PTCIJ. This has made PTCIJ go to over twenty higher institutions in Nigeria over the years to train more than hundreds of campus journalists on Conflict and Investigative Reporting. The Center made
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In a bid to promote diversity in the African Tech Industry, the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) and Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative, have collaborated to establish a Female Digital Academy. The academy will educate over 500 women to become technology gurus over the next 3-5 years and prepare the next generation of technology professionals and provide
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Journalists at The Nation spent Thursday, September 2, 2021 learning about personal finance and sexual gender-based violence reporting. The training, held in the newsroom of the organisation, featured three speakers on financial literacy and sexual and gender-based violence reporting. The training was organised by The Nation, in collaboration with its head of the education desk, Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, as her
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