A Federal high court in Abuja has ruled that the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) lacked the constitutional power to fine media houses as it issues an order of perpetual injunction restraining recurrence. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, on while ruling on the lawsuit filed by Media Rights Agenda(MRA) stated that NBC being an administrative body created by […]
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The daughter of one of the two Nigerian journalists killed in Liberia in 1990, Abisola Awotunsin Itua has written a poem in honour of her father and his colleague calling for better honour for them. Tayo Awotunsin of Champion Newspaper and Krees Imodibe of The Guardian were killed while covering the civil war in Liberia.
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A Nigerian, Saint Mienpamo Onitsha is among the 320 journalists imprisoned last year in connection with their work globally according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) annual prison census. Mienpamo publisher of Naija Live TV online platform is one of the 67 jailed in Africa as of December 1, 2023. He was arrested on
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The oversight role of the media in ensuring public officials are accountable, responsive, and efficient managers of the Nigeria Defence and Security sector was among the recommendations at the end of a two-day defence and security anti-corruption training for civil society organisations and media practitioners held in Lagos recently. The workshop was organised by the
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Entries for the 2023 Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism has been opened. This year marks the 49th edition of the annual awards, and for the first time in the history of the competition, journalists throughout Africa can submit their entries in any category. According to Sanlam Group Executive, Market Development and Sustainability,
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The dangers involved in listening to and publishing false information that goes viral are grave. To reduce the recurrence of such in the digital age, the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) deemed it fit to organize a one-day intensive programme in Lagos on December 1, 2023 The programme tagged Combatting Disinformation in a Digital Age
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The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has mourned the death of the iconic South African photojournalist, Peter Magubane on January 1, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his family. In a statement by SANEF, Dr. Magubane whose death was confirmed by his daughter Fikile Magubane was a giant in the field of photojournalism and
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Journalists and the news media have been urged to embrace ethics and technology for an independent media. The call was made by Speakers at the third edition of the Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference and Awards, held in Abuja on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 December 2023, The two-day event was organised by the Media
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For their outstanding reports in various categories, winners and runners-up have emerged for the 18th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with the support of the Netherlands Embassy. Editor of Dubawa, Kemi Busari, won the online category with his piece ‘INVESTIGATION: ‘Baba Aisha Herbal Medicine’:
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The host of ‘Your View’, Dr. Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has been appointed as the Managing Director of TVC, the Entertainment Channel under TVC Communications. She shared her excitement about this milestone via her X account @moakabash, stating, “I’m delighted to announce my new role as the Managing Director of TVC, the Entertainment arm of TVC Communications.
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