Bukunmi Ayo-Ariyo, Programme Producer and Presenter with TVC News has been named the July Journalist of the month by the International Journalists Network website ijnet.org The nomination is for an outstanding journalist who has used IJNet to further his or her career. The journalist will be interviewed and featured on IJNet. In October 2015, Ayo-Ariyo […]
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Management of Guardian Newspapers Limited has announced the appointment of former Editor, Sunday of the paper, Abraham Ogbodo as the editor of all titles in the company. Jewell Dafinone who has been acting as editor of the daily paper for about six months, some senior editorial staff and others we reportedly handed their letters of
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By Kelechi Amakoh The current chair of the editorial board of ThisDay newspapers, Olusegun Adeniyi has recounted how he started off as a columnist twenty years ago. Recounting his odyssey on his Thursday, April 8 “The Verdict” Backpage column on ThisDay Newspaper, Adeniyi noted how Prof. (then Dr.) Dele Sobowale’s “Please Give Me the Bones”
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Lekan Otufodunrin, Media Career Specialist and ALI Media fellow writes of the facts and insights needed for writing compelling short personal profiles and autobiographies When asked to write short autobiographies or profiles of themselves, what most people do, is fill the paragraphs with the schools they attended, their degrees, where they presently work or former
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Veteran journalist, Sonala Olumhense has stopped the publication of his weekly syndicated column in The Guardian. The column now runs in Sunday Punch from March 13, 2016. In a second short piece titled “I turn the page” published in the March 13 edition, Olumhense announced that he has parted ways with The Guardian due to
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In commemoration of the International Women’s Day #IWD, Female journalists who presently occupy all major top media positions in the Nigerian media industry are profiled in this special report by Lekan Otufodunrin, Olaitan Osola and Hannah Ojo for Media Career Services. Contrary to the belief that women may not be ‘man’ enough to perform some
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Forbes Africa Correspondent, Peace Hyde has emerged winner ‘The African Broadcaster of the Year’ female people’s choice category. The On Air Personality beat Bonang Matheba of South Africa,Dolapo Oni and Stephanie Coker of Nigeria with 60% of the votes at the Nigerian Broadcaster Merit Award {NBMA} held in Abuja. The selection featured voting by SMS
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President Muhammadu Buhari has also approved the appointment of Mr. Waziri Onibiyo Adio, as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative (NEITI) following the reconstitution of the governing board of the organisation. Two other journalists Hannatu Musa, Musawa, representative, North-West Geo-Political zone – Member and Gbenga Onayiga, representative, South-West Geo-Political Zone – Member, are
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President Muhammadu Buhari has also approved the appointment of Mr. Waziri Onibiyo Adio, as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative (NEITI) following the reconstitution of the governing board of the organisation. Two other journalists Hannatu Musa, Musawa, representative, North-West Geo-Political zone – Member and Gbenga Onayiga, representative, South-West Geo-Political Zone – Member, are
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The Management of Bayero University, Kano has announced Professor Umaru A. Pate as the institution’s pioneer Dean of Faculty of Communications and Film Studies. His appointment follows the accreditation and endorsement of the faculty by the National University Commission {NUC}. The Faculty will kick off with three Departments: Communication Studies, Theatre and Performing Arts and
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