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Off Record: Salary increase at The Nation, Layoff, restructuring in BUSINESS DAY

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This week’s edition of our Off Records column on happenings in the media industry focuses on The Nation and BUSINESS DAY. Salary increase at The Nation One of the reasons given by the management of Vintage Press, publishers of The Nation Newspapers for downsizing its staff strength following the impact of the COVID-19 on the […]

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NIJ assures best learning environment, matriculates 267 students

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The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) has assured its students of the provision of the best learning environment, including constant upgrade and acquisition of the state-of-the-art equipment. Acting Provost of the institution, Mr Gbenga Adefaye who gave the assurance on Wednesday, February 17 at the matriculation of new students said facilities to meet the current

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How journalists should maximize training opportunities, programmes

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Dayo Emmanuel writes on discussions on media practice in the country at the launch of Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2020 Based on the content of the Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2020 by Media Career Development Network (MCDN) launched on February 5 Nigerian journalists cannot claim not to have various training opportunities and programmes

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More journalists bag PhD in Media & Communication

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The number of practising journalists and media professionals with doctorate degrees in Media and Communication is increasing with the recent award of PhD by the School of Media and Communication at Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) and thesis defence at the School of Communication, Lagos State University, (LASU). Among those who graduated at the 17th convocation ceremony

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#NUCJElection: Ajala elected Campus Journalists president

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A new executive has been elected for the National Union of Campus Journalists, Nigeria, (NUCJ) with Samuel Ajala, of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti elected as the President. Ajala who was Public Relations Officer in the outgoing executive scored 88 votes to defeat his opponent, Abdulbasit Abdulazeez who had five votes. Others elected in the

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WSCIJ calls for investigative story pitches

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has invited story pitches from Nigerian journalists from all genres of the media with interest in investigating the intersection between COVID-19, access to information and misinformation, to submit story pitches for consideration. Deadline for submission of pitches is  Saturday, 30 January 2021 | 11:59 pm (WAT). The

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MRA launches project to combat attacks on journalists

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday launched a project to combat impunity for attacks against journalists. Announcing the take-off of the project, Ms Chioma Nwaodike, Head of MRA’s Legal Department warned that those who unjustifiably threaten or undermine the safety or security, freedom and wellbeing of media professionals in Nigeria should expect to be met

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