A new digital news and entertainment platform, The Quest Times, for young and vocal Nigerians has commenced publication. The platform, according to the promoters, “will be a mashup of contents that can be found on both entertaining and traditional media.” The managing team, including young and veteran news and mass communication practitioners, stated that its […]
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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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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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Donatus Duru, (54), Chairman, Editorial Board, Independent Newspapers, Lagos, has been hospitalized at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos. He was diagnosed with kidney infection and need N12million to carry out a transplant. The family is calling on public-spirited individuals and cooperate bodies for financial support for the ailing journalist. Duru is on renal treatment and
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As part of measures to enhance its operation, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, has announced new editorial appointments. Ajibola Amzat, former editor, became Managing Editor of the Centre’s news website, www.icirnigeria.org. Victoria Bamas, former Editor/Team Lead of FactCheckHub, the ICIR’s fact-checking operation, was appointed Editor. Temitayo Odunlami was also appointed Regional Editor, Southwest
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The New York-based The Africa Center, narrative change organization, Africa No Filter, Media Monitoring Africa and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have resolved to develop the Global Media Index that will track and measure the way Africa is covered by top global media outlets. The Index is important as one-third of all African stories
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Star Presenter/Producer at ARISE NEWS Amaka Okoye has joined Deutsche Welle as its West Africa correspondent. She announced her movement in a LinkedIn Post on Tuesday with the post: “I am happy to announce that I have accepted an offer with Deutsche Welle as its correspondent covering West Africa.” She added to the post: To new beginnings #DWGirl
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A seasoned media professional, Mr Ayo Arowojolu has been appointed Head, Public Relations of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to a press statement by the University’s Acting Registrar, Mr Olusola Aladesuru, Arowojolu is on Sabbatical from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) where he served as Assistant Director, Public Relations. Arowojolu who has
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The 30th edition of Diamond Awards for Media Excellence ( DAME) has been held with The Punch Newspaper and its staff winning the majority of the awards. Some other media houses including Premium Times, Guardian, TVC, Nigerian Tribune, New Telegraph won some categories. Among others, The Punch won the Newspaper of the Year and Editorial
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Grace Atukpa who is visually impaired graduated with Higher National Distinction (HND) Distinction in Journalism from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Ogba, Lagos. The daughter of a former crime reporter, Cecilia Akpa who died over ten years ago, served with National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Dr Mrs Grace Achum, a journalist
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