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Emekekwue, Ex, AfreximBank, UN comms executive to deliver Jacksonites lecture

The former Director and Global Head of Communications and Events Management at Afreximbank, Obi Emekekwue is billed to deliver the 2nd Jacksonites Professional Development Series [JPDS] seminar.   Emekekwue’s lecture titled: “Crisis Survival in Today’s Viral World: The Communications Conundrum,” will examine effective communication as a way of navigating and managing the negative impact crisis […]

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UDUS students emerge winners of African Reading Challenge

Mohammed Adamu, a 500-level law student, and Toheeb Abdulrafiu, a former student of Economics, from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, were among the four winners in the September Reading Challenge organized by Students for Liberty, Africa. The reading challenge is a monthly book review for the libertarians who are also members of the organization across the

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Solutions Journalism project for educators, journalists in Nigeria

No fewer than 50 educators, journalists and students from 27 tertiary institutions and media organisations in Ogun State, Nigeria will benefit from the Solutions Journalism project by Solutions Journalism Africa Fellow, Folarin Jamiu of Crescent University, Abeokuta.  Jamiu, who announced this in a statement, said arrangements have been finalized to host a workshop and training

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CSO groups fault lingering Twitter Ban, highlights negative impacts

Leading civil society organisations in Nigeria have kicked against the lingering suspension of the operations of Twitter, a microblogging and social networking service by the Federal Government in the country. The organisations are Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Enough Is Enough (EiE) Nigeria and Paradigm Initiative (PIN). The organisations made

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Conference Report: How the media should hold government accountable

The need for the media to constantly hold the government accountable to the people has been restated at the just concluded 8th conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) in Port-Harcourt. Guest speakers, panellists and discussants who made the call in their speeches and presentations stated that the media should effectively

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Call for FOI 10th anniversary awards, national essay entries

The International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have called for entries from individuals and organizations in Nigeria for their National Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards. The organizations also called for a National FOI Essay Competition for Mass Communications and journalism undergraduates of Nigerian universities as part of activities to commemorate the 10th

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Call for more protection, empowerment for girl child at NAWOJ conference

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) B Zone (South West) has organized a maiden Annual Conference with participants calling for enhanced protection and empowerment of the girl child against insecurity and abuses. The event themed “Insecurity: The Girl Child as an Endangered species”, held in Lagos on September 9 and attended by female senior

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