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Media Rights Agenda names FG as recepient of FOI 'Hall of Shame' Award

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture today, Monday, July 17, joined the growing list of public officials and institutions accused of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 as Media Rights Agenda (MRA) named the Ministry this week’s inductee into the “FOI Hall of Shame”. MRA said in a statement […]

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Varsity trains journalists on how to report adolescent SRH

Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, has trained 70 journalists in Nasarawa State on how to report adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH). Professor Nicholas Iwokwagh, the university’s Head of Department of Information and Media Technology, told participants in Lafia that the training was to build the capacities of journalists toward addressing SRH-related issues in the

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Muyiwa Popoola emerges first professor of Mass Communication in Ajayi Crowther University

A lecturer from the Department of Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Muyiwa  Popoola, has emerged as the first Professor of Mass Communication in the faith-based institution. Professor Muyiwa whose area of specialization is Journalism, Communication and Media Studies, recently held a thanksgiving service to commemorate the new feather added to his cap.

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Airtel set to sharpen digital reporting skills of 100 journalists

 Telecommunications company,  Airtel Nigeria is sponsoring 100 journalists to a training in data and digital reporting, to be facilitated by Lagos-based media training outfit, The Journalism Clinic. According to Taiwo Obe, the founder of the clinic, “The training is open to full-time and freelance journalists, practicing in Nigeria, but we will not disregard applications by

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Apply: News Corp Media Fellowship For African Journalists

Are you an African journalist interested in sharpening your digital skills while working alongside your peers in London? Are you eager to share your experience with award-winning colleagues abroad? Then, you should apply to the News Corp Media Fellowship for a chance to learn how some of the most prestigious news outlets in the world

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CNN Correspondent lauds Nigerian hospital for saving her mother's life

When many Nigerian are of the opinion that Nigerian hospitals are the worst places in the world to receive medical attention, some foreigners however are of different opinion. On Sunday, July 2, 2014, Isha Sesay, an anchor and Correspondent with CNN, who is of Sierra Leonean descent, drew the attention of Nigerians when she took

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CNN Correspondent lauds Nigerian hospital for saving her mother’s life

When many Nigerian are of the opinion that Nigerian hospitals are the worst places in the world to receive medical attention, some foreigners however are of different opinion. On Sunday, July 2, 2014, Isha Sesay, an anchor and Correspondent with CNN, who is of Sierra Leonean descent, drew the attention of Nigerians when she took

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Digital journalism training for 100 Nigerian journalists

One hundred Nigerian journalists have yet another opportunity to benefit from another digital journalism training under the aegis of The Journalism Clinic. The training to be facilitated by the widely- travelled digital journalism trainer, Dan Mason, the first edition in 2015, is being sponsored by Airtel Nigeria. Exact dates and locations, as well as enrollment

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