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Otufodunrin: I remember when I was an intern

Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist shares his memorable experience as an intern in the defunct National Concord newspaper in this facebook post first published in July 2012 Compulsory internship was not a requirement for Mass Communication students in my days at the University of Lagos (1982-1985). I was, however, lucky to get a vacation […]

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‘Why I launched online education magazine’

A former Senior Information Officer at the Media and Corporate Affairs of Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, Ayo Ajayi has launched Edutorial www.edutorial.ng , an online education magazine. The magazine according to Ajayi, a graduate of Journalism and Book Publishing seeks to promote and celebrate the values of education in Nigeria, Africa and beyond. The name

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‘How to maximise learning opportunities, events in Africa’

Development Communications Consultant, Fiona Marwa in this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin offers suggestions on how to maximise learning opportunities and events in Africa and speaks on her career aspirations.   Profile Fiona Marwa (nee Musana) is a Development Communications Consultant with over 20 years’ experience in facilitation, learning, programming and communications strategy development in various

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IWD2019: Sekinah Lawal, distinguished female journalist

Sekinah Lawal, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) is a distinguished journalist whose outstanding performance in the various positions she has held in her career confirms that women are as capable as their male counterparts in the media profession. In commemoration of the 2109 International Women’s Day,

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IWD 2019: COKEY UGONMA, accomplished female journalist

Cokey Ugonma, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) is an accomplished journalist whose outstanding performance in the various positions she has held in her career confirms that women are as capable as their male counterparts in the media profession. In commemoration of the 2109 International Women’s Day,

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70th birthday tribute for Dangogo PR Fellow

Nigerian Writer and PR Practitioner, Yishau Shuaib in a Facebook post on February 21 paid tribute to foremost Corporate Communication and Public Relations in Africa, Mallam Kabir Dangogo FNIPR on his 70th birthday. Shuaibu aptly described Dangogo as one of the finest and doyen of the profession in the post titled HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PR FELLOW @70 “He hardly celebrates

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Adebayo: My journalism to entrepreneurship story

Folashade Adebayo an award-winning journalist and former staff of The Punch recently launched a web resource that harnesses global and local scholarship opportunities for indigent but brilliant Nigerians and West Africans. In this piece, she explains the motivation for the project and what she hopes to achieve through  www.coursefunds.com   I have been a media entrepreneur for

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