Being a press Statement on the transition of Dr. (Mrs.) Doyin Abiola, former Managing Director of Concord Press of Nigeria who died on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 It is said that some are born great and others have greatness thrust upon them. Dr.Doyin Abiola, who joined the Saints yesterday, showed up on both counts. She […]
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The Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), in which Mrs. Ann Godwin, the South-South Bureau Chief of The Guardian Newspaper, participated in 2021, is supposed to have officially ended four years ago, but she continues to showcase the impact the training had on her till date.
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Late Adejumobi Adegbite, in whose honour the United States Consulate, Lagos and the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) recently launched a Fellowship for Young Journalists was an accomplished digital communication specialist. He was an information specialist at the United States Department when he died in July 2023. He began my career as a young journalist, but
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Media Career Development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin, profiles the founder/CEO of HumAngle, Ahmad Salkida, who has been devoted to conflict and development reporting for over 23 years. “I wish to constantly be in a position of valued service to humanity and society. To be relevant to the present and future generations in devising solutions to some
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In commemoration of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) we asked Mass Communication students taking the Media Biographies course to give a shout-out to some accomplished female media professionals they admire and have learnt from while reading about their careers. Below are some of the responses about Former Managing Director of Telegraph Newspaper, Funke Egbemode,
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In commemoration of 2025 International Women’s Day, we asked students of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, taking the Media Biographies in Nigeria course to give a shout-out to some of the accomplished female journalists, broadcasters and other media professionals they have read about. Below are some of the many responses. Toun
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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin profiles the Lead Curator, Bazara Media Lab, Kenya, Christine Mungai, who is an accomplished journalist, writer, and curator. The first time I listened to Christine Mungai speak in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2016 at the inaugural Bloomberg Africa Media Fellowship, I was very impressed by her brilliance and articulation of the media
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In this profile on the Founder/Director of The Journalism Clinic, Mr Taiwo Obe, Media Career Development Specialist Lekan Otufodunrin, highlights the numerous contributions of a top media trainer to capacity development in Nigeria. He is not a medical personnel, but he runs a clinic. Unlike medical doctors who diagnose health issues that require treatment,
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When Daniel Nworie sent a heartfelt message to his lecturer, an Associate Professor of Journalism at the Lagos State University (LASU), Dr Tunde Akanni, on the morning of his final undergraduate exam, he had no idea it would spark widespread admiration and reward. He was just expressing his gratitude, a small token of appreciation for
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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin profiles the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TheCable Newspaper, Simon Kolawole. He was an excellent choice as the guest speaker at the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ) Professional Forum last week in Lagos. With loads and years of experience as reporter and editor while working in various magazines and
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