A national newspaper operating in Lagos and Abuja requires the services of editorial staff. Vacant positions include that of the Editor, Deputy Editor ( Lagos and Abuja), Assistant Editors, Reports and State Correspondents and Freelance State Correspondents. Minimum requirement for Editor, Deputy Editor and Assistant Editor is Bsc or HND in any discipline with a […]
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By Biyi Olaniyi No violet Bulawayo, a Zimbabwean has emerged winner of the inaugural edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature. Bulawayo beat the two other writers on the shortlist, Yewande Omotosho and Karen Jennings, to win the prize with her maiden novel, We Need New Names. The novel is a satire of the dictatorship
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A media investor group, Vee Communications has confirmed its takeover of the publication of Nigerian Compass Newspaper owned by former Ogun State governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. According to a press release signed by ‘Jumoke Awe, Media Consultant to Vee Communications, the acquisition of the publishing rights to Compass Newspaper by the new firm led by
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Entries have been invited for the 2014 African Blogger Awards (http://www.africanbloggerawards.com) that measures online and social influencers’ reach and influence through data analysis. The awards, divided into 36 categories, are open to bloggers, Instagrammers, Tweeters and YouTubers across Africa. Categories are diverse, and include sectors such as Advice, Fashion and Beauty, Events and Nightlife, Education,
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Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com), the global specialist in energy management, is sponsoring the first edition of the Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa, to be held between February 18 and March 9, 2014. This competition according to a statement by the company is open to African journalists who publish or broadcast original investigative reports on
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Everything Journalism – a group on the professional network, Linkedin.com – and its adjunct, The Journalism Clinic, in collaboration with United Bank for Africa (UBA) plc will on Thursday host a social media summit for journalists. Tagged “Functional Social Networking for Nigerian journalists” the summit is to boost the capacity of Nigerian journalists to maximally
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A call has been made for synergy between communication scholars and professionals to maximize the contribution of communication to national development. The call was made by Professor Idowu Sobowale of Covenant University, Ota while addressing the general meeting of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) in Lagos. Sobowale, Chairman, Board of
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By Biyi Oluniyi President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new heads for government owned media houses, including, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) . Ima Niboro, former spokesman to President Jonathan was appointed the Managing Director of NAN, Sola Omole becomes the new Director-General of
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Biyi Oluniyi Tokunbo Adedoja has been appointed as Editor, THISDAY, The Sunday paper. Adedoja whose appointment takes effect from February 1, 2014, takes over from Rahman Tunde who resigned in order to pursue his publishing career. He is the publisher of Western Post, a regional newspaper, covering basically, the old Western region. Adedoja is a
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The death of Mr Toyin Obadina, Deputy Editor, Saturday Newswatch from the guns of suspected armed robbers, is not only agonizing and horrendous, it is quite sickening. All men of the fraternity of the pen, to which Obadina belonged, are revolted that a man returning home from his legitimate duty is waylaid, robbed, and then
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