The Chairperson of the Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Dr Adeola Ekine has stressed the need for mentoring to enhance the careers of young female journalists. Ekine gave the charge at a one-day workshop titled, “Leading (Media) Ladies” organised by Blessing Oladunjoye, Publisher of BONews, as part of the […]
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Editor (Daily) of Vanguard Newspaper Eze Anaba has been elected the new President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). He succeeds Mustapha Isa of Silverbird Television who served for only a term of two years. Anaba scored 250 votes to defeat his rival, Bolaji Adebiyi, former Editor, THISDAY who scored 81 votes in the
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The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has advised female journalists to have a career plan to guarantee their success in the profession despite the state of the industry. Otufodunrin spoke last Friday at a capacity-building Workshop for entry-level female journalists organised by the Publisher of BONews, Blessing Oladunjoye as her
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With her energetic presentation style and captivating appearance, the Deputy Editor of Eagle Online, Mrs Juliana Francis last Friday armed female journalists with the necessary knowledge they need to survive in a typical Nigerian media organization newsroom, which males often dominate. Francis was one of the speakers at a capacity-building Workshop for entry-level female journalists
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Nigerian investigative journalist Philip Obaji Jr. has received the Jaime Brunet International Prize at the Public University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. Obaji who is the first from West Africa to receive the prestigious award previously won by Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama and other top personalities shared the prize with the Wassu Foundation, a
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Africa Check Nigeria editor, David Ajikobi has said that it is wrong to refer to members of the public and untrained individuals who participate in news sharing, by means of social media, as ‘Citizen Journalists’. While speaking on the proliferation of false information at the Facts MattersNG Campaign against misinformation, Ajikobi said it is a
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Journalists, digital creators and everyone involved in disseminating information have been urged to ensure the veracity of their messages. They were advised on strategies to adopt at a one-day workshop organised by FactsMatterNG, a fact-check-based organisation supported by the United States Consulate General, Lagos. According to Hannah Ajakaiye, Team lead, FactsMatterNG and ICFJKnight fellow, “sanitising
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Ten more media organizations have been selected for the innovative business capacity-building coaching initiative by the Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP) According to NAMIP, the new organisations were selected from over 150 applications after careful consideration by its Advisory Committee comprising leading professionals in journalism, business, academia and innovative enterprise. Joining the 14 media organizations that were
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A female Journalist in Niger state, Aisha Wakaso has launched a writing competition for young female journalists and female student journalists in the state. The primary objective of the competition according to Wakaso is to provide a platform for young female journalists and female journalism students in Niger State to exhibit their writing prowess, creativity,
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Nigeria’s Philip Obaji has been named the only African nominee for the Stuttgart Peace Prize previously won by former CIA employee and whistleblower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The 37-year-old Daily Beast correspondent and human rights campaigner is one of the 16 individuals and organizations nominated for the 2023 edition of the prestigious
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