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NIPR admits 113 new members

By Samuel O. Adeyemi After rigorous screening, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has added 113 new members into its fold. The new members were chosen from over 300 applications submitted to the institute last year. Speaking at the induction, the Vice President/Vice Chairman of Council of NIPR, Mr. Mukhar Z. Sirajo, declared that […]

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Urgent vacancy: Digital journalist and strategist

Code for Nigeria, Nigeria’s leading civic technology lab seeks to hire a digital journalist and strategist to join its CitizenLab in Lagos. The vacancy is a one year fellowship to help reinvent digital journalism in Nigeria. The News Innovation Fellow will implement and manage our journalistic projects and showcase events. Deadline for submission of application

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Buhari appoints PA, New Media

Online Editor ( Hausa) of Leadership Newspapers, Bashir Ahmed has been named Personal Assistant, New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari. Ahmed confirmed his appointment in a tweet on his Twitter handle @BashirAmaad on Thursday. ” Please to announce that I have been appointed by President Muhammadu @MBuhari as his Personal Assistant, New Media,” Ahmed wrote.

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World communicators meet in Switzerland

All is set for the World’s biggest Communications Forum in Davos Switzerland from 8-9 March, 2016. Communication professionals, CEOs, representatives of ministries, global media practitioners and some of the world’s most influential PR and marketing communications personalities will get together to discuss the key trends in the field of global communications at the WCF Forum

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Scholarship programmes for Master Degrees

UNICAF officially announces its 2016 Scholarship programmes targeted for Africans. The programmes are targeted for students that domicile in Africa with interest in starting and/or continuing their Education. The Scholarship programmes are operated and sponsored by UNICAF, in partnership with internationally recognized institutions in USA, UK and f EU, to offer various Master Degree programmes.

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Open Invitation: Election Reporting Workshop

Reporters, editors, producers, bloggers and anyone reporting or writing about elections in their country are invited to participate in an online workshop organised by the African Regional Hub of the United States Department of States. The English workshop of the workshop will hold on Tuesday, February 16 from 13:30- 15:00 GMT. Judy Yablonky, Media Consultant

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Entries invited for reinsurance journalism awards

Journalists from across Africa have until the 29th February 2016 to submit their entries for the inaugural pan-African reinsurance Journalism Awards. Dr Femi Oyetunji, Group MD/CEO of Continental Reinsurance said: “The insurance and reinsurance sector has a valuable role to play in Africa’s economic growth and development and we want to recognise the respected contribution of the media to the sector’s growth.” Continental Reinsurance Plc launched

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Writers Awards holds Feb 6

Outstanding writers in the country are to be honoured at the Nigerian Writers Awards scheduled to hold in Lagos on Saturday, February 6. The award ceremony according to a statement by the orgernisers is scheduled for Terra Kulture, Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island.  The award considered  nominations from writers who have proven their worth and commitment

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