Young female journalists have been advised on how to overcome bias against women in the profession and enhance their careers. They were counselled by top female journalists at a discussion forum to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day organised by Media Career Development Network (MCDN) in Lagos on the theme #Breakthebias. The speakers included Deputy […]
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The publisher of Hallmark Newspaper, a business, policy and finance newspaper, Prince Emeka Obasi is dead. Obasi, 58, a former Abia State Commissioner for Information, reportedly died on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, after a protracted illness in a Lagos hospital. He was said to have been battling a health challenge for the past eight years
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The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has called for applications from “suitable and qualified” journalists for the third phase of its Open Contract Reporting Project (OCRP). A statement signed by Agema Gloria, the Centre’s Deputy Programme Manager, disclosed that the OCRP programme is scheduled to hold for three-year. The OCPR, according to the statement,
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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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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed shock, sadness and a deep sense of loss over the death of its member, Emmanuel Yawe, the National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF. The 66-year-old veteran journalist died in his sleep on Thursday, March 10, 2022. A statement from the NGE, signed by its
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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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The Association of Campus Journalists, Obafemi Awolowo University (ACJOAU) has inducted new members of the association. The annual ceremony held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, is to usher in a new set of members who will carry on the legacy of the association. A new website of the organisation https://acjoau.com/ was also launched at the
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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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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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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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