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Capacity building important for development of journalism – DTF director, Abbah

Capacity building remains a significant instrument for the development of journalism in Nigeria as it helps journalists to hone their skills and make news stories interesting. The Programme Director, Daily Trust Foundation, Dr Theophilus Abbah, said this during a workshop organised by his organisation on Crime Reporting. The event was held in Abuja on Monday […]

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Mental Health Website launched

A new website focused on mental health issues – www.africavoiceshq.com has been launched. The platform created by the duo of Tony Ademiluyi, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in the Vanguard, Guardian, Independent, Nation, Punch, Sahara Reporters, Daily Post, Nigeria Voice, Chronicles and The Africa Report and Chibuzo Emelogu a Lagos based Dub Poet plans

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Complete Sports publisher Ojeagbase dies at 71

The founder and executive chairman of Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspapers, SuccessDigest and other online publications, Dr. Emmanuel Sunny Ojeagbase is dead. A statement by the family signed by Mr Julius Ojeagbase stated that he died on Saturday, 26 February 2022 in Atlanta, United States of America (USA) after a brief illness.

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Put in your best, it’s our year, Independent editor charges staff

Editor of Daily Independent newspapers, Mr Don Okere has urged staffers of the newspaper to put in their best as the media house is about to witness a transformation. Okere gave the charge during the annual thanksgiving service of the Independent Christian fellowship in Lagos last Thursday. The event organised by the Christian fellowship of

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Ex- UNN VC Okolo, Okigbo, others to speak at Jacksonites Lecture

The third Jacksonites Professional Development Series (JPDS) seminar, by the alumni association and professional development network of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) will hold on March 23 at 3 p.m. GMT+1 through the Zoom platform. The former Vice-Chancellor of the institution,  Prof. Bartholomew Okolo, will join an expert panel at

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NAN to establish journalism training school

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is to establish a journalism training school to enhance the development of the profession in the country. The Managing Director of NAN, Mr. Buki Ponle, disclosed this during an interactive session with the Agency’s staff in Lagos on Wednesday. Ponle said that the proposed NAN journalism school would be located in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, where a

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Why I opted for farming along with publishing – Achum

Publisher, Business Plus Magazine, Dr (Mrs) Grace Achum, says though she has now gone into full-scale commercial farming, journalism still remains her first love. Speaking with the Media Career Development Network,  Achum said she started farming initially as leisure. Having worked in various media outfits for years, she said she decided to go into full-scale

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