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Winners of 2023 Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting award

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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Morayo Afolabi-Brown, TV Host YourView

Afolabi-Brown appointed TVC’s Entertainment MD

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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Olorunyomi, 40 other speakers for Amplify media conference, Awards

Veteran investigative journalist and serial journalism organisation founder, Dapo Olorunyomi will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 edition of the Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference & Awards scheduled to be held on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 December 2023, at Abuja Continental Hotel (former Sheraton) in Abuja. According to a statement by the Executive Director of

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Wale Olomu Memorial Awards Roundtable panelists named

As the maiden edition of the Wale Olomu Memorial Awards (WOMA) gathers momentum, the organisers have announced the august members of the Roundtable aspect of the award ceremony. According to the awards’ Steering Committee, the WOMA Roundtable shall include the following industry giants: Chief Tony Okoroji (veteran musician, music producer, former PMAN president, and current

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JAAIDs Media Training

Media professionals trained on communication gaps in HIV Response

To address the inadequate dissemination of the emerging trends and patterns of the HIV endemic in Nigeria, Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) and Living Health International have held a one-week co-creation workshop titled “Assess Communication Gaps and Opportunities for the HIV Response in Nigeria.” Supported by the United States President’s Emergency Preparedness Fund for AIDS Relief

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Caleb University students trained on media entrepreneurship

With thousands of Nigerian graduates seeking non-existing white-collar jobs, students of the Department of Mass Communication, Caleb University (CU), Imota, Lagos, have been advised to dream of being job creators rather than job seekers by embracing Entrepreneurship. This advice was given recently, by the Creative Director, of Smart Brands Innovative Media Services, Mr. Yinka Padonu,

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Media Training

Sterling One Foundation Launch National Sustainability Media Workshop

The Sterling One Foundation (SOF), in partnership with Microsoft Nigeria, Sterling Bank, The Sun Media, Oando Foundation, Coca Cola, and other private sector organisations, has launched a National Sustainability Media Workshop aimed at empowering media professionals to play a pivotal role in addressing the climate change crisis. The programme, titled ‘Achieving the SDGs: Strengthening Media

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Journalists pledge to enhance integrity of electoral information

Journalists in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states have promised to enhance the integrity of electoral information by being professional and ethical in their duties. In a communique on the training workshops on Fact-Checking and the use of Iverify for Journalists from the three states by the International Press Centre with the support of the United

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