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COVID-19: Lay off, salary slash, forced leave in PUNCH, Nigeria Info, TVC, others

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Hard times are here for the Nigeria media as managements of some organisations have announced measures to remain in business due to the effect of COVID-19 on the industry. The measure includes lay off of staff, leave without pay, salary slash and shut down of some services. Already The PunchNewspaper, Television Continental (TVC), AIM Group […]

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Flashback: Two students who dared to win award for working journalists

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In 2009, two students of the Lagos State Polytechnic on industrial attachment entered for the main category of the Young Journalist Award, not the one for students and they won. Below is the citation for Tosin Makinde and Nike Ashogbon (now Fagbemi )  joint winners of the Young Journalist of the Year Award 2009 organised

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WPFD: NGE demands special protection for journalists covering COVID-19

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Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has demanded special protection for journalists covering COVID-19 issues in the country. The call was contained in a statement to mark the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) signed by the President,Mustapha Isa and Social and Publicity Secretary, Ken Ugbechie. The full text is reproduced below. On the occasion of this

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Gender Audit: Few women at the top in Nigeria media

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Only very few women hold top management and leadership positions in the Nigeria media. The positions remain largely male-dominated with no sign that the theme of the 2020 International Women’s Day “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”   #Eachforrequal will be achieved soon in the sector. An excerpt from the full report of the Gender audit of

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Soyombo named finalist for International Journalist award

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Editor and Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo is one of the three finalists for the One World Media Award’s International Journalist of the Year 2020. The others on the three-man shortlist are Sky News’ Alex Crawford and BBC News’ John Sudworth. The shortlist was selected from the longlist of eleven finalists including journalists from Independent, Al

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MRA, IPC seek Ebonyi governor’s removal over abuse of journalist’s rights

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The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has been asked to sanction the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi for allegedly misconducting himself, breaching his oath of office and the Code of Conduct for Public Officers following his recent attacks on journalists in the State. Two Lagos-based media support organizations, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International

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IPC launches Advisory for COVID-19 reporting

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Journalists in Nigeria covering the COVID-19 pandemic now have access to an advisory launched by the International Press Center, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, on Wednesday. The advisory, divided into three parts – Safety, Ethics and Professionalism and Social Responsibility is to guide journalists in reporting various aspects of Coronavirus. The Executive Director of IPC, Mr Lanre Arogundade,

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