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Journalists publish book on aborted 3rd republic, June 12 crisis

A book on the aborted third republic and the June 12 debacle under former President Ibrahim Babangida has been published by members of the National Association of Political Correspondents made up of veteran journalists and political correspondents.   The book is titled Nigeria’s Aborted 3rd Republic and the June 12 debacle: Reporters’ Account contains articles […]

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The Punch: Joseph takes over as MD/EIC, Osinubi retires

  From May 1, 2022, the Executive Director, Digital Operations and Publications of The Punch Newspapers, Mr Adeyeye Joseph will take over as the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the company.   Joseph’s elevation by the board of directors of Punch Nigeria Limited according to a report in the newspaper on April 1 followed the retirement of the

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#Breakthebias tips for female young journalists

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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Application open for contract reporting project

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 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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