The board of directors of the THISDAY-ARISE Media Group has announced new executive and senior appointments. According to a statement by the company, following the approval of the board, Ms. Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, after an 11-year stint as Editor of the three titles under the THISDAY stable, has been appointed the pioneer Managing Director of ARISE […]
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Journalists knowledgeable about the extractive industry in Nigeria have been invited to apply for a two-day class on Data Journalism. Deadline for the application is June 10. Applicants are expected to send a sample of a short piece they have written on the extractive industry to hafsat@yourbudgit.com The training is supported by Natural Resource Governance
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated journalist and author, Kunle Ajibade, on his 60th birthday on May 28. President Buhari in his congratulatory message in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja joined the media industry in specially celebrating the renowned author of “Jailed for Life’’ and “What
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Of recent there has been movements of some staff of Television Continental (TVC), Lagos to a foreign broadcast station in the country. The staff moved to the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) which began transmission recently. TVC, according to sources is said to be the target of the recruitment by BBC due to the technological edge the
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa short story writing competition is now open for entries from all women writing in Hausa, irrespective of their nationality or experience. According to a press statement by Marina Forsythe BBC World Service Group Communications Publicist, entries must be engaging works of fiction on any topic and should be between 1000 to 1500 words. A
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Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to Sokoto State Governor, Imam Imam is dead. The former Group Political Editor of THISDAY Newspapers died on Friday, April 27. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Imam died around 3.am at the Nziamye Turkish Hospital Abuja after a brief illness on Friday. The younger brother, Abubakar
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World Press Freedom Day: IPC to launch Nigerian Journalists Internet Rights Initiative (NJIRI); calls for prompt Presidential assent of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill The Nigerian Journalists Internet Rights Initiative (NJIRI) is to be launched on May 2 to mark the 2018 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). Director of International Press Centre (IPC), Mr.
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By Tajudeen Adebanjo The 6th edition of the Internet Freedom Forum (IFF) will commence on Monday, April 23 in Abuja. Organised by Paradigm Initiative, the three-day event, which holds at NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, is supported by Microsoft, Ford Foundation, Google, Facebook, Civicus among others. Session organisers at the forum include Amnesty International (AI), Web
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HEALTH TIMES-an integrated news website, wholly dedicated to reporting the Nigerian health sector has been launched The website, www.healthtimes.ng according to the Founder/ Editor-In-Chief, Kingsley Obom-Egbulem would cover the Nigerian health sector like never before. “From communicable to non-communicable diseases, medical tourism, public health epidemics, infant and maternal health, epidemiology of and health promotion, activities in
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is to launch a mentorship and internship scheme for the next generation of West African journalists. Jamie Angus, Director of the BBC World Service, announced the plan at the launch of the station’s new bureau in Lagos, home to three new services in Igbo, Pidgin, and Yoruba. He said the
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