Interested journalists have been invited to write investigative reports on pending high profile corruption cases in the country. The call is part of the Transparency and Anticorruption project due to terminate by the end of December, being implemented by the International Press Centre, Lagos. The Centre according to a statement by the Program Officer, Stella […]
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The immediate past Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Mideno Bayagbon has launched an online news website, thenewsguru.com With former Acting Editor of Guardian Newspapers, Jewell Dafinone as its group Managing Editor, the new website according to a statement on Monday by the company “hopes to stem the seeming lack of professionalism among some practitioners in
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Mr. Eze Anaba has been appointed as the new Editor of Vanguard newspaper. He replaces Mideno Bayagbon. Until his appointment,Anaba, who holds a Master’s degree in Communication from Leicester, U.K was Deputy Editor of the paper. He was also former Saturday Editor, Senior Deputy News Editor, and the Law and Human Rights Editor of the
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Publisher and Managing Editor of Western Post Newspaper, Mr Tunde Rahman has been appointed as the new Special Adviser, Media to former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Rahman, former Saturday and Sunday editions of THISDAY Newspaper according to PREMIUM TIMES replaces the former media adviser, Mr Sunday Dare recently appointed a Commissioner in
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Two Nigerian journalists, Ajibola Amzat of The Guardian Newspapers and Adedayo Oketola of Saturday Punch have been named among seven finalists for this year’s African Fact-Checking Awards. The award is to honour the best investigative fact-checking carried out by African journalists this year which exposed misleading claims made by leading public figures across the continent.
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September 30, 2016 is the deadline for submission of application by interested journalists to participate in a Dialogue on Sexuality and Role of the Media. Heartland Alliance in collaboration with Projekthope www.projekthope.org is hosting the dialogue under its: Engaging the Media in Human Rights Series from October 3-4, 2016. If you are a media stakeholder,
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September 28 is the deadline for the submission of nominations for the Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in Prevention Research Community Advocacy. Full details available at :http://www.avac.org/falobi The award was established to pay tribute to the life and work of Omololu Falobi and to highlight the essential role of community advocacy in HIV prevention research.
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The Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) has invited entries from journalists and media houses for the 25th edition of the awards. In a statement by the organisers of the award called for entries in 31 categories for journalists in print, online and electronic media. The categories are: Action Photography, Agriculture Reporting, Best Designed Newspaper,
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Daily Trust Newspapers has employed, Abiodun Alade, formerly of the Vanguard Online department as it’s new Online Editor. Alade who resumed at the Abuja Corporate headquarters of the national newspaper according to his LinkedIn profile is a Social media strategist, creative content developer, Media commentator/blogger and author. He holds a first degree in Journalism from
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By Falade Tosin Students of the Lagos State University School of Communication have been charged to tap into the entrepreneurial opportunities in journalism which includes blogging, photography, and freelancing among others to facilitate employment after graduating. The advice was given by the Online Editor, The Nation newspaper Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin the presentation of his book
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