Awards & Fellowships

Soyombo, others win Wole Soyinka Investigative awards

By Rhoda Olorunfemi Winners have emerged for the 2016 edition of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting (WSCIJR) awards. Editor of the TheCable, Fisayo Soyombo, won the ‘Nigeria Investigative Journalist of the year’ for the Online category with his story “Forgotten Soldiers”. He beat Femi Owolabi also of TheCable’s, who was the runner up […]

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What are the benefits of media awards for journalists?

Femi Babatunde, Communication specialist explains the benefits of media awards for journalists I must say that media awards surely play important roles in advancing the careers of journalists. Interestingly, only recently, a study was conducted in preparation for the Dimond Awards for Media Excellence, DAME’s,  Silver Jubilee. The thrust of the study bothered on knowing

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How Alfred Friendly fellowship has helped my career- Betty Abah

Betty Abbah, journalist and gender advocate during the December 2016  MediaQ&A spoke on  the difference participating in the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF) has made in your career ? The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship (about six months hands-on training in the USA a decade ago) was THE turning point in my career as a young

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Kabiru Yusuf, PPDC and others to receive Wole Soyinka Award

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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Orient Correspondent wins Africa Journalism prize

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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Journalists should abide by biblical injunctions

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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THISDAY’s Akingbolu wins SERA’s CSR award

THISDAY’s Raheem Akingbolu has won the Tunmise Adekunle Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reporting Category of Social Enterprise Reporting Award (SERA)-CSR AFRICA of year 2016. Gbenga Salau of the The Guardian was the first runner-up while Adedeji Ademigbuji of The Nation, was second runner-up in the Category. A total of twenty-six awards were won by corporate

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