Head of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) West Africa, Toyosi Ogunseye has been elected as the Vice President of the World Editors Forum. She was elected by the Forum’s Board in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday along with Warren Fernandez, Editor in Chief of The Straits Times, Singapore who emerged as President. World Editors Forum is […]
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A book of essays in honour of the Publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi is to be launched on Monday, May 27, 2019 in Abuja. Titled Testimony of Courage, the book is edited by Chido Onumah, Coordinator of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, and Frederick Adetiba, Executive Director of Finishers Initiatives for
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Alao Abiodun writes on the training for journalists on Business and Human Rights reporting On Tuesday, 21 May, Global Rights Nigeria, a human rights organization working to build grassroots movements that promote and protect the rights of marginalized populations ended a two-day training workshop on “Media Training on Business and Human Rights Reporting in Nigeria”.
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For journalists planning to renew their US visas, here is information for their attention. From Tuesday, May 14, 2019, the U.S. Mission to Nigeria has indefinitely suspended interview waivers for renewals of visa, otherwise known as the “Dropbox” process. Visa applications according to a statement by the embassy press office will no longer be accepted
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Global Catholic Network announced May 10 that it will launch a news service for the African continent. ACI-Africa will be a Nairobi, Kenya-based Catholic news agency, which will publish content in English, French and Portuguese. ACI-Africa will be headed by Father Don Bosco Onyalla, a priest of the Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan. “I
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Five students of the Bayero University, Kano have bagged Doctorate degrees in Mass Communication from the institution. The Head of the Department, Dr Haruna Ismail disclosed this in a statement. Three of the PhD candidates were supervised by Professor. Abdallah Uba Adamu who is a dual Professor of Science Education and Media Studies and the
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An accomplished media and communication executive, Aliu Moyosore Akoshile has been appointed as the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Times titles, published by Folio Communications Limited. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Board of Folio Media Group, the holding company for the conglomerate Akoshile’s appointment takes effect from 1 May 2019. The board
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The Election Committee of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has released names of candidates cleared and disqualified for election into the Executive Council and the Standing Committee, holding during the Biennial Convention scheduled for May 03- 05 2019 in Lagos. The list for the election was contained in a press release issued on April 24
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To mark the 55th birthday anniversary of Journalist and Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin on May 9, 2019, a Media quiz competition will hold among final year students of Mass Communication in the country. Interested departments of Mass Communication, Journalism or Students Associations should signify interest with a mail to info@mediacareerng.org, on or before April 26
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has endorsed the 6th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), holding from September 4-5, 2019 at Abeokuta, Ogun State. The conference is to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the first newspaper in Nigeria – Iwe Iroyin fun awon Egba
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