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Updated Media Programmes THISWEEK: August 31-September 5, 2020

Media programmes scheduled for this week include a call for entries, conference and others between (August 31-September 5, 2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: MONDAY, August 31, 2020 Entries for climate journalism mentorship 2020 for young media professionals is still open. Young media professionals can still join in the […]

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Fani-kayode apologises, regrets abusing reporter

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Following the barrage of criticisms of his verbal abuse of the Daily Trust reporter in Calabar last Thursday, Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed his regrets over the encounter. In four tweets on Wednesday morning through his Twitter handle @RealFFK, he said he has withdrawn the word stupid he used during the encounter. “II

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Attack on our reporter reprehensible – Daily Trust

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The management of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust and other titles, has condemned the verbal assault of it reporter, Eyo Charles in Calabar, Cross-Rivers State last Thursday by former Aviation Minister, Femi- Fani-Kayode. Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Naziru Mikailu Abubakar in a statement on Tuesday in response to the viral video of

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Media Programmes THISWEEK ( August 23-29,2020)

Soyombo, Awosanya,others to lead ICFJ’s digital influencers fact-checking collaboration

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The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) on Friday announced a fact-checking collaboration with five top digital influencers, including investigative journalist and editor, Fisayo Soyombo. Other influencers on the project include social justice advocate, Mr Segun Awosanya (segalink); human right activist, Barr. Abdul Mahmud; globally recognised grassroots campaigner, Hamzat Lawal; and popular health influencer, Dr Fidelis

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MEDIAGIG2020: Photojournalist wins Innovators Award

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Photo Journalist and Cinematographer, Gbemile Oluwatosin has emerged winner of the Innovators Award Competition in the MEDIAGIG2020 training for media professionals. Organized by The CoBuilders with Media Career Development Network, the theme of the four weeks virtual workshops was Deploying Technology for Impact and Profitability in the Nigeria media industry. Oluwatosin who is a photojournalism instructor and

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Tributes as Maida NAN Chairman is buried

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Chairman, Board of Directors, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Wada Maida, has been laid to rest on Tuesday at Gudu Cemetary, Apo District, Abuja. He reportedly died at 70 on Monday night after developing health complications. Maida served as the Chief Press Secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari while he was military head of state.

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Media Programmes THISWEEK (August 17-22, 2020)

Boost for fact-checking in Africa as ICIR lauches hub

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Efforts to combat misinformation in the continent received further boost on Friday with the launch of the FactCheckHub – an independent, fact-checking by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) The FactCheckHub, an initiative of the ICIR with the support of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), according to a statement by the

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Mailafia: NBC fines Nigeria Info 99.3FM N5m for ‘inciting views’

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info 99.3FM, Lagos, 5 million naira for airing the comments of former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia during an interview on Monday. In a statement, the Commission accused the station of providing its platform to Mailafia for “promotion of unverifiable and inciting views

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