Talking about young and getting it, Oluwamayowa Tijani is a young journalist who knows his onions and is obviously on a path to greater feat in his media journey. The graduate of the University of Ibadan, staff writer and columnist at TheCable, has won the Chevening scholarship for a master’s degree in the UK. Chevening […]
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The Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has been elected President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers. Oladipo who was the General Secretary of the organization was elected in the election conducted on Wednesday in Lagos. Also elected into the National Executive Committee of the Guild are the Publisher, Real News, Maureen Chigbo,
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Honourable Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Ghana’s Minister for Business Development has noted that journalism is essential for the growth and progress of a society. Awal, who is a journalist and the former managing director of Ghana’s biggest newspaper organisation, Graphic Communications Group Limited stated this at official launch of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA)
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The chances of the Nigerian Media Merit Award (NMMA) holding this year, 2017 is slim as the organisers of the annual award are yet to pay some of the winners of the last edition. Normally, entries for the award, are supposed to have been called for and received in the moth of July. However, there is
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By Dayo Emmanuel Five aspirants have been provisionally cleared for various positions to be contested at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Council 2017 election. In a statement on the outcome of the screening signed by Chairman Electoral Committee of the NUJ, Ajibola Ojesola, Dr Quasim Akinreti of Voice of Nigeria and Adeleye Ajayi
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a non governmental organization focused on freedom of expression and access to information for media development has inducted another Federal Ministry arm into its famous “FOI Hall of Fame”. The “FOI Hall of Shame” was launched by MRA, on July 3, to draw attention to public officials and institutions that are
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a non governmental organization focused on freedom of expression and access to information for media development has inducted another Federal Ministry arm into its famous “FOI Hall of Fame”. The “FOI Hall of Shame” was launched by MRA, on July 3, to draw attention to public officials and institutions that are
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By Kelechi Amakoh After three acting appointments of heads of the department of Mass Communication , University of Lagos, Professor Abigail Qgwezzy-Ndisika has been named as the substantive head. Ogwezzy-Ndisika whose three-year tenure commenced from August 1 took over from Acting head, Dr. Oloruntola Sunday who served a one year term. The department’s first female
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The Kano State Anti-corruption and Public Complaints Commission says a journalist has handed over cash of N700, 000 bribe given to him in order to kill a story he was working on. Muhyi Rimingado, Chairman of the commission, made this known during a press conference to update the public on the progress of the investigation
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The secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council was on Sunday, July 30, attacked by some yet to be identified political thugs. The thugs, during the attack injured journalists, vandalised properties and disrupted a press briefing by some All Progressives Congress’ (APC) chieftains in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that
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