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WSCIJ holds lecture to mark Soyinka’s 85th birthday

By Esther Olaifa The 11th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series to mark the 85th birthday anniversary celebration of Professor Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Noble Laureate in Literature will hold on Saturday, 13 July in Lagos. Organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), the venue is Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos from 10am. […]

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Media should utilize Corporate Governance Rating more

The media has been urged to effectively utilize the Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS) in assessing the performance of companies listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) in the country. The call was made during the Governance, Leadership and Ethics conference organised by The Convention on Business Integrity Limited in Lagos last Friday. Company Secretary,

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Data visualisation improves quality of stories

  By Abdussalam Amoo Journalists have been urged to implement data visualisation to improve the quality of their stories. The facilitator of the monthly Hacks/Hackers Meetup for Journalists in Lagos, Mr John Eromosele gave the advice at the June meeting with the theme “Charting – Enrich your story”. Eromosele noted that telling a story using

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Niger journalists trained on Fact-Checking

A fact-checking training has been held for a group of journalists in Niger state by a Dubawa Fact-Checking Fellow, Justina Asishana. The two-day training focused on skills needed for fact-checking including the difference between fact-checking and news reporting, how to source for claims and what claims are fact-checkable. The participants also learnt about what claims

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Iruoma, Oluronbi get ICFJ’s story grants on oil spills in Niger Delta

Freelance journalist Kelechukwu Iruoma and Business Editor of Per Second News, Ruth Oluronbi have been named as winners of the ICFJ Alumni Reporting Grants, backed by Microsoft’s Modern Journalism program, that supports data journalism and immersive storytelling. Iruoma, Oluronmbi and another US journalist, Philip Cunningham, according to a report by ICFJ will receive special grants to

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Media NGOs urge NBC to reverse Daar Communications’ suspension

Thursday’s suspension of the broadcast licence of Daar Communications Limited, owners of the African Independent Television (AIT), Ray Power FM radio and Faaji FM radio by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been condemned by three media-sector non-governmental organisations. The media groups described the Commission’s action as unwarranted, unjust, and a violation of the right to

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NGE, others fault NBC AIT/Raypower FM suspension

Wide condemnation has greeted the suspension of the broadcast license of Daar Communications Limited, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM across the country. Organisations and individuals in separate statements faulted the decision saying it was draconian.   NBC’s action out of tune with democratic principles- NGE   The Nigerian Guild of Editors

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NBC suspends AIT, Raypower FM broadcast indefinitely

The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced the suspension of the Licence of Daar Communications, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower Radio stations across the country. The suspension was announced at a press briefing on Thursday at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Full text of the suspension statement below: Following monitoring reports and

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