With effect from March 1, 2016 the Board of Directors of Thisday Newspapers has approved the promotion and redeployment of some members of staff in furtherance of the ongoing restructuring in the company. The changes were contained in an internal memo signed by the Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Nduka Obaigbena. The affected staff are as follows: 1. Ms. […]
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Mass Communication/Journalism students have the opportunity of benefiting from the 2016/2017 NNPC/CHEVRON JV National University Scholarship Awards. e- applications are invited from full time Second Year (200-Level) degree students in Nigerian universities. Interested students should go to http://www.scholastica.ng/schemes/cnlawards Application closes by midnight March9,2016. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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African Press Organisation {APO} has launched “ www.Africa-Newsroom.com”, said to be the Next Generation Solution for Press Release Distribution and Integrated Marketing Dedicated to Africa. The launch was announced in a press release by the organization in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday. According to the press release, the site www.Africa-Newsroom.com is the Africa’s first of its kind all-in-one
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Journalists have been urged to be safety conscious in the discharge of their responsibilities in serving humanity. The call was made known in a recent one-day media conference held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The theme of the conference was : “News Organisations Standing up for Safety of Media Professionals” and the following safety measures were suggested.
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By Osola Olaitan Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media, Tolu Ogunlesi has advised traditional media in the country to take advantage of digital platforms if they want to remain relevant in the industry. Ogunlesi who gave the advice at the on-going Social Media Week in Lagos said digital platform is shaping the taste
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By Osola Olaitan Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media, Tolu Ogunlesi has advised traditional media in the country to take advantage of digital platforms if they want to remain relevant in the industry. Ogunlesi who gave the advice at the on-going Social Media Week in Lagos said digital platform is shaping the taste
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Tolu Ogunlesi @toluogunlesi as his Special Assistant on Digital/New Media. A statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said Ogunlesi will be assisted by Bashir Ahamd who was recently named Personal Assistant to the President on New Media. Ogunlesi, who is a renowned blogger and journalist, graduated
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Tolu Ogunlesi @toluogunlesi as his Special Assistant on Digital/New Media. A statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said Ogunlesi will be assisted by Bashir Ahamd who was recently named Personal Assistant to the President on New Media. Ogunlesi, who is a renowned blogger and journalist, graduated
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Ikenna Emewu, Editor Nation’s Capital of The Sun, has been nominated as the Nigerian candidate for the 2016 Public Diplomacy Association Fellowship {CP- DAF}. The international fellowship aimed to bond Africa/China media relationship will commence at the end of this month till December in Beijing, China. Emewu according to the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria was
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The Management of Bayero University, Kano has announced Professor Umaru A. Pate as the institution’s pioneer Dean of Faculty of Communications and Film Studies. His appointment follows the accreditation and endorsement of the faculty by the National University Commission {NUC}. The Faculty will kick off with three Departments: Communication Studies, Theatre and Performing Arts and
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