Heritage Kehinde of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos (UNILAG), writes about her first week of internship experience at Media Career Development Network. For a long time now, I have anticipated my internship experience so much because it would be my first work experience as a student. I was looking forward to it […]
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Abdulwarees Solanke, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development Department Voice of Nigeria writes on the retirement of the Director of News of Voice of Nigeria, Austeen Elewodalu. The last Board of Management meeting of Voice of Nigeria which turned out to be a Valedictory for Mr. Austeen Elewodalu was a most emotional one
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Abdulwarees Solanke, Deputy Director Strategic Planning and Corporate Development Department Voice of Nigeria pays tribute to his late colleague. I call her Dr. Shade. My last encounter with FolaShade Olatunbosun, a petite, charming and cheerful lady who is Deputy Director of Training at Voice of Nigeria was before Sallah. Before being transferred to the Training
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Journalists are masters of storytelling, whether delivering breaking news with short, direct sentences or crafting elaborate feature stories with compelling narratives. When these skilled professionals write books, they bring their expertise to full scale on a broader canvas, offering readers a wealth of knowledge and insight through impeccable storytelling and narrative techniques. Here are five
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News Editor and Career Mentor at BBC News, Omotola Adebanjo was right about most people spending more time at work than home in her recent post on LinkedIn. Her advice to “Find joy in your work” is however not something many can easily do depending on their perception of what work is about, especially the ones
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In our first Window of the World series highlighting what journalists and organisations beyond Nigeria are doing with lessons to learn from, we report on the award won by Food For Mzansi, a South Africa-based media platform. Food For Mzansi, a South Africa-based agricultural news publication has every reason to celebrate its global win during
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It was a mind-blowing moment at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) on May 8 when the postgraduate students were informed by the Executive Director of Media Career Network, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin that he would clock 60 the next day. Otufodunrin, a lecturer at the institute, had come into the Multimedia and Online Journalism class
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Nabeel Tirmazi, a Programme Manager with Kuala Lumpur Malaysia headquartered Asia Pacigic Institute For Broadcasting Developmenr is a Pakistani friend I cultivated over seven years ago. Our paths crossed virtually and through correspondences in the course of my engagements with AIBD, an organization I have been involved with since 2005 when I was Special Assistant
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As the Group Managing Director/CEO of Television Continental, TVC, Mr Andrew Hanlon steps down after seven years in office, Mrs Victoria Ajayi, the former Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will resume head of the broadcast organisation in May 2024. Ajayi, who joined TVC in 2013 as Head of Finance, rose to Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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Casimir Igbokwe joined The Punch as a Senior Correspondent and was later promoted Chief Correspondent, Editorial Board member, and Sunday Punch Editor. He left the company in 2013 as a Senior Member of the Editorial Board. While at The Punch, he was nominated for a British Council/Cardiff University international colloquium on the role of journalists
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