After registering online for the COVID-19 vaccination in March 2021 as directed by the Federal Government, the Deputy Editor of NewDawn Newspaper, Charles Okogene waited to get a text message on when and where he should go for his first jab. He got none and became agitated about what he termed the unreliable promise by […]
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The Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) of the University of Lagos is set to host the fourth edition of its Agenda setting Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) on 15th of July 2021. The President of the Association, Vincent Oyo, confirmed in a press release that the topic of this year’s DLS as COMMUNICATION STRATEGY OPTIONS FOR
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The 13th edition of the Wole Soyinka Centre media lecture series to mark the 87th birthday of Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka will on July 13 in Lagos. A press statement by Mrs Motunrayo Alaka, Executive Director/CEO, Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), disclosed that the lecture will feature eight panelists on the theme
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Germany based publisher of The African Courier, Mr Femi Awoniyi has been elected President of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO) Germany. He was elected unopposed by members of the organization for a two-year term at its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 26th June 2021. Awoniyi, a journalist and media consultant who studied Engineering was
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Sixty journalists in Kenya have been trained on gender-sensitive COVID-19 reporting by the Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK). Marceline Nyambala, the association’s executive director said the two-day training was part of its sensitisation programmes that seek to promote balanced reporting in the Kenyan media space. “There’s is an imbalance in gender reporting, and
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Trust in news is on the increase worldwide, including Nigeria in the wake of the pandemic according to the Digital News Report 2021 released on Wednesday. The Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, UK, is the most comprehensive annual report on news consumption worldwide. This year’s
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A Correspondent of The Punch Newspaper, Tunde Ajaja and Assistant Chief Producer of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Funke Fayemi are the winners of the 2020 National Academy of Science (NAS) Science Media Award. Ajaja won the print category, while Fayemi is the winner of the broadcast category out of the 47 entries for the
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Many guests arrived on time for the virtual public presentation of Reflections: An Anthology of thoughts on Nigerian Movie Industry – Pioneers, Creativity & Tenacity, written by veteran journalist and media trainer, Femi Akintunde-Johnson, popularly known as FAJ. It was scheduled for 5 pm on June 15, 2021. The formal presentation of the book which
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Mass Communication Students of the University of Lagos have commended the Entrepreneurship Competition organized by UNILAG Mass Communication Alumni Association, (UMCAA). The competition among other things aims at igniting a passion and desire for entrepreneurship in undergraduate students of the department of Mass Communication of the University of Lagos. Winners of the Competition will be
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has highlighted the power and efficacy of photography in telling human stories including those of political actors in the country. Professor Osinbajo who disclosed that he is “a collector of rare and interesting photographs” spoke at the public presentation of a photo book entitled “Gbajabiamila: The Long Road, in Lagos
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