Group Executive Editor of ITREALMS Media Group, Mr Remmy Nweke, who won the Most Outstanding Promoter of the FOI Act category of the Goodluck Jonathan Freedom of Information Act Awards organised by the Media Rights Agenda, explains his motivation for promoting the act, trends of usage and compliance and how journalists can maximise the use […]
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Journalist and publisher of BONews, Blessing Oladujoye, who emerged as the winner of the Most Active User category of the FOI Act in the Goodluck Jonathan Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards, organised by the Media Rights Agenda, explains her motivation, experiences and challenges. What informed your use of FOI as much as you have?
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On the fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the Freedom of Information Act into law, we asked the Executive Director of the Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Mr Edetaen Ojo, if there has been an improvement in the use of the act by journalists and how it can be effectively used. The potential that the
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Being an innovative or product thinking media manager or journalist is not a new concept, as it seems following the digital disruption of the traditional media ecosystem. At the Nigeria Media Leaders Summit, the Convener, Mr Taiwo Obe recalled many innovative publications and initiatives by the late former Managing Director of the old Daily Times,
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The fourth Nigeria Media Leaders Summit, organised by The Journalism Clinic (TJC), begins today, May 11, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with many top journalists and other media professionals attending. The theme of the summit holding at the Academic Suites is Reset, Restart and Restore. According to the Founder/ Director of TJC, Mr Taiwo Obe, the
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Professor Abiodun Adeniyi, who was recently appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, was employed as a reporter at The Guardian in 1992, starting from the Lagos newsroom before being transferred to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In this excerpt from The Making of The Nigerian FLAGSHIP: A story of The Guardian, Adeniyi
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In commemoration of the 2026 World Press Freedom Day, we join in not just to celebrate the ideals of a free press, but to highlight the career journeys of some of the top advocates and defenders of press freedom in Nigeria Among those who have distinguished themselves through the commendable leadership of the media Non-Governmental
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After months of publishing the Nigeria MediaAI Insight Newsletter, we have decided to incorporate it into a broader weekly publication focused on Nigeria’s media sector. The new publication, Nigeria Media Monitor, will cover all aspects of the media industry by tracking developments, explaining trends, and documenting the Nigerian media ecosystem and beyond. Its sections will
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