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Entries invited for 2017 Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

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Entries have been invited for the 2017 Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards. Sponsored by Continental Reinsurance, the awards recognize outstanding works of journalists from both English and French speaking countries across the continent. According to the statement issued by the organisers, “The awards are an extension of Continental Reinsurance’s continued commitment to the advancement of excellence […]

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New Telegraph’s Energy Editor bags Africa Investigative Journalism Conference Bursary

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Energy Editor of the New Telegraph newspaper, Adeola Yusuf has bagged the Africa Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) Bursary in South Africa. New Telegraph reports that, the story, published in New Telegraph newspaper on Saturday, June 24, 2016 titled: “Mega Crude Theft: How $50bn stolen crude from Nigeria found its way to refineries in Europe, US”,

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3+ Lessons from 3 award-winning journalists

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Reading through the reports on three recent media awards and fellowship winners, Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist highlights a number of things the winners did that gave them the edge over colleagues. 1. Write stories that have impact and result in action by authorities: Tobi Aworinde of Sunday Punch who recently emerged winner of

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Soyombo, TheCable Editor wins Free Press award

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Editor of TheCable, Fisayo Soyombo on Wednesday won the Newcomer of the Year category of the 2016 Free Press awards, held in The Hague, Netherlands. He won ahead of Zimbabwean Tafadzwa Ufumeli and Albanian Mechman Huseynov, with his story entitled ‘Forgotten Soldiers’ — a five-part series exploring the agony of soldiers shattered by Boko Haram’s

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Ojo, eight others win investigative data journalism project grant

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Hannah Ojo of The Nation Newspapers has emerged as one of the nine winners of the investigative data journalism projects that will tackle African development challenges. The winners will each receive a cash grant of up to $20,000 (depending on the project requirements), as well as support from Code for Africa’s technology and data journalism

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2016 CNN/ MultiChoice Award: Nigerian winners, finalists

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Three Nigerians are among the winners of the 2016 CNN/MultiChoice African Journalists of the Year award named at the ceremony held in Nairobi Kenya on October 15, The Nigerian winners are Chika Oduah, Nigeria, Freelance for African Media Initiative, Kenya and Yemisi Akinbobola, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu IQ4News for Premium Times, Nigeria. Four others got certificates of

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N2.35m for winners of PwC Media Excellence Awards

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Winners have emerged in the maiden edition of the PwC Nigeria Media Excellence Awards to celebrate and reward excellence in business reporting in Nigeria. The winners are : *Eromo Egbejule of Ventures Africa, SME Reporting Categorywith his article titled: ‘Walk in these shoes: Aba’s very own leather manufacturing plant’ *FisayoSoyombo of The CableNG, Business &

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