Sanmi Falobi, Programme Manager of the International Press Centre, pays tributes to his late elder brother, founding Executive Director of Journalists Against AIDS, Omololu Falobi. Fifteen years ago (October 5, 2006), yet-to-be-identified assailants cut you short with bullets, strapped to the seat of your car as you drove home, leaving us in shock and anguish. […]
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How many Managing Editors of major national newspapers in Nigeria who are women do you know? There is probably none for now, except Stella Iyaji of Daily Trust Newspaper, who is one of the very few women occupying top management positions in the print media sector in the country. Iyaji who marked her birthday on
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The ordinary librarian is concerned with the arrangement of books in the library. But Nyaknno Osso, who is 50 years today in the library profession, is not ordinary. His peers unanimously consider him extraordinary and he is. Osso is sold out and addicted to books, research, and documentation. 📚Once he steps into any library, whether
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Accolades rained on vibrant and indefatigable Richard Akinnola on Monday, August 23, 2021, as he strutted proudly round the Ijakadi Hall of the Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja welcoming guests who came to honour him as he celebrated his 63rd birthday with a lecture bordering on the insecurity situation in Nigeria. Irrepressible as ever and
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The Solutions Journalism Network’s Africa Initiative on Monday named its inaugural set of 10 Fellows who will implement solutions journalism-focused projects across Kenya and Nigeria. Pictures, brief profile, and details of projects they will implement are below: Abdulkareem MOJEED (@mojeed07) is an investigative journalist and researcher working with Nigeria’s Premium Times newspaper. His project
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Senior Vice President of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Sharon Moshavi, has been named as the new president of the organization from September 7, 2021. She will replace Joyce Barnathan, who is retiring after more than 15 years at the helm. Moshavi, according to a statement by ICFJ has played a pivotal role in
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The University of Lagos Council has approved the appointment of two professors of Mass Communication in the faculty of Social Science of the institution. They are the head of the Department of Mass Communication, Dr Joseph Adepoju Tejumaiye whose tenure has been renewed for the next three years and Dr Abraham Oloruntola Sunday, both alumni
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Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Joel Simon will step down by the end of the year after almost a quarter-century at the organization, including 15 years in his current role. CPJ announced in a statement that Simon has informed the board of directors of the organisation about his decision. Board Chair
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Ten African journalists and filmmakers have been selected for the One World Media Fellowship aimed at aspiring journalists and film-maker, supporting new talent from around the world to produce engaging and creative media in the global south. They are among twenty fellows selected for the fellowship Working in film, print, audio, or multimedia, the Fellows’
African Media Agency (AMA) writes on the 13th anniversary of the founding of Africa 24 Media by Asif Sheikh whose passion is to build an independent media conglomerate to enable Africans to tell, own, and benefit from their own stories. They say 3rd time is a charm, we say 13 is our charm. Today marks
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