A Public Relations and Media Strategist, Mr. Samuel O. Adeyemi, has launched his second book entitled, LOOK REALLY GOOD…How to make money and increase your influence with excellent reputation. The book launch which was done virtually was chaired by the MD/CEO of Mainstreet Microfinance Bank Ltd, Mr. Adegoke Akinola who emphasized the importance of an […]
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Three journalists with TheCable Nigeria have been selected for the Report for the World 2021-2022 reporting corps. Three others are from Scroll.in India. The application process according to a press statement by Report for the World was highly competitive, with over 335 applicants. The corps members from The Cable are Taiwo Adebulu (fact-checking), Vivian Chime,
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In commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Nigerian government to make a commitment to put mechanisms in place to ensure ease of access to information for citizens and create a conducive environment for journalists and media workers to safely carry out their professional duties. MRA
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ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) , a humanitarian non-governmental organization working to promote human rights, combat poverty and all forms of injustice in Nigeria, has called on the Nigerian government to uphold its commitment to creating a safe and favourable environment for human rights defenders, journalists and civil society. The call was made in Abuja on Monday,
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Investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals. The Award Ceremony held on 2 May in Windhoek, Namibia, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference,
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Five finalists have been named for the inaugural edition of the Lekan Otufodunrin Student Journalists Award for outstanding student journalists in the country. The award in honour of Otufodunrin, Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Nigeria’s foremost media career coaching and mentoring organisation is the initiative of two of his former junior colleagues at
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Journalists have been urged to fully understand scientific terms and issues to appropriately report them. Former Deputy Editor of The Nation, Dr Olayinka Oyegbile stated this in a presentation at the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) Media Roundtable in Lagos titled Reporting of Complex Science stories. According to him, the role of journalists is first
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The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos will mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), with a two-part event starting with a webinar on Thursday, April 29, 2021, on ‘Safety, Security and Management of Trauma in Coverage of Dangerous Assignments’. On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, IPC, in partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Guild
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The University of Ilorin chapter of the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) has elected its new Press council. The election conducted by the UCJ-IEC headed by Isiaka Azeez on Friday, April 16 had in attendance the outgoing press council. Adedimeji Quayyim, a 300 Level student of the Faculty of law emerged as the 25th President
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Journalists in Niger state have been trained on how to address the misinformation and disinformation resulting in rumours and misconceptions on the COVID-19 vaccines. They were trained at a one day workshop tagged ‘Vaccines Reporting’ was organized for Journalists by the Technology and Development Research Network (TEDREN) FUT Minna and Media Mentors Network in Minna,
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