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‘Journalists should fully utilize opportunities for career development’

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Media Career Development Network has launched its 2022 Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report with a renewed call on journalists to fully utilize opportunities available for their career development.   At the webinar held along with the launch, panellists of award-winning journalists and media managers who spoke on   Maximising Media Programmes and Opportunities offered insights on […]

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New president for University of Ibadan Campus journalists

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A penultimate student of Communication and Language Arts, Oluwatobi Odeyinka has emerged as President of the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan (UCJ UI) He was sworn in as President at the Union’s dinner held on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Odeyinka was the former Vice President (Editorial), otherwise known as Editor-in-Chief of the union.

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Journalists must be deliberate about their career, skills development – Otufodunrin

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Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has urged journalists to be deliberate about developing their careers and positioning themselves for new opportunities through acquiring modern skills. Otufodunrin, who was a guest on Television Continental (TVC) on the station’s breakfast programme on Thursday which focused on Understanding Media Career Focus: Trends,

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Obaji nominated for One World’s International Journalist of the Year Award

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Nigerian journalist, Philip Obaji, is one of the three finalists for the 2023 One World Media (OWM) International Journalist of the Year award. Obaji, a freelance journalist/The Daily Beast, made the shortlist for the award along with David Pilling, Africa Editor of the  Financial Times and Bel Trew of The Independent according to the announcement

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Create a level playing field for women in politics, KDI urges journalists

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Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), a youth-focused non-governmental organization, has called on media personnel and journalists in Nigeria to promote women’s participation in the country’s politics.   KDI made this call at a one-day gender-sensitive reporting training for key media personnel, held at Grand Bee Hotel in Ikeja GRA, Lagos, to support women’s political participation.  

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TechCabal to hire more correspondents, contributors

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TechCabal, a leading source of technology news, analysis and insights in Africa, which recently clocked 10 plans to recruit more correspondents and contributors across Africa. The company will also establish partnerships with local media outlies, tech hubs and start-ups as part of its expansion plans. “We aim to provide in-depth and localised coverage of the

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Secure your financial future as a journalist – Otufodunrin

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Executive Director of the Media Career Development Network, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has shared valuable insights with members of the Female Freelancers Federation (FFF) in Nigeria and other journalists about investing wisely and building a successful career. Speaking at an online webinar on “Tips on Investments as a freelance journalist”, Otufodunrin emphasised the importance of securing

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MRA requests for scope of independence granted NBC by Buhari

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)  to provide details of the independence reportedly granted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Commission in the exercise of its regulatory functions. NBC’s Director General, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, had announced at a media briefing in Abuja on February 9, 2023, that the President had

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