A journalism teacher, Prof. Oloruntola Sunday, has advised journalists to have a vision for their lives along with performing their duties. Sunday, a Professor of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos, gave the advice in Lagos on Sunday during the August meeting of Journalists For Christ, a faith-based professional association. He spoke on the […]
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Reporters, trainers, broadcasters, and creatives across West Africa interested in solutions journalism now have a one-stop site to access news, resources, and career opportunities, thanks to a Fellowship awarded to Founder and Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Lekan Otufodunrin. Otufodunrin is one of the five Fellows selected from hundreds in Nigeria for
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Accolades rained on vibrant and indefatigable Richard Akinnola on Monday, August 23, 2021, as he strutted proudly round the Ijakadi Hall of the Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja welcoming guests who came to honour him as he celebrated his 63rd birthday with a lecture bordering on the insecurity situation in Nigeria. Irrepressible as ever and
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The Solutions Journalism Network’s Africa Initiative has named its inaugural set of 10 Fellows who will implement solutions journalism-focused projects across Kenya and Nigeria. The Fellows who were unveiled on Monday by Ruona Meyer, Africa Initiative Manager of the Network comprises journalism lecturers, artists, as well as veteran and investigative reporters who will deliver their
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New members have been inducted by the Union of Campus Journalists, the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) with a charge to live up to the demands of the profession. The advice was given at the induction in the University Campus area on August 15 after a thorough screening process of the inductees. Special guests at the
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A suit challenging the legal authority of the broadcast regulatory body in Nigeria, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to regulate and license social media platforms in Nigeria or to determine whether a broadcasting station is patriotic or not has been filed by the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) at the Federal High Court in Abuja. No
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Radio presenters and media professionals across the country will, on Tuesday, August 31st, meet at the season two of the BRMC Media Mentors Series, a conference hosted by The Broadcast Radio Master Class. The conference will hold at The Nest Technology Innovation Hub, Hughes Avenue, Alagomeji Yaba Lagos. BRMC’s Operations Director, Fola Folayan, said the
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Senior Staff Writer of TheCable, Chinedu Asadu has joined the global news service The Associated Press as a correspondent in Nigeria. Asadu who also served as Investigative Officer of the Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation announced his movement in a LinkedIn post last Wednesday. He was also a Contributor to The Africa Report. “ Happy to
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The United States government has expressed worry about the continued suspension of Twitter and the plan to introduce registration requirements for other social media platforms. Consul General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo stated this in Lagos at a Conversation on Press Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Civic Space organized by the US Consulate last Wednesday. “Banning
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An associate professor at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Professor Nduka Otiono, has said that free press is on trial and life support under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration Professor Otiono made this remark as keynote speaker during the inaugural Jacksonites Professional Development Series, organized by the alumni association of the Mass
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