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website

‘How I developed my school blog to my work website’

Blessing Oladunjoye, publisher of BONews https://bonewsng.com/, a website devoted to reporting women, persons with disabilities and children is Journalist, Development Enthusiast and Radio Host. In this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, she shares her experience of being an online publisher and other issues involved in online publishing. What informed your recent call for volunteers for your website and […]

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communication

Tributes galore for Late Communication scholar M’Bayo

Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Former colleagues, students, mentees and others of the former Head, Department of Communication and Multimedia Design, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Prof. Ritchard Tamba M’Bayo, have mourned his departure, recounting fondest memories of him. The Sierra Leonean academic and journalist, who as a Fulbright Scholar taught at University of Lagos (UNILAG) between 2006

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Tejumaiye

Tejumaiye appointed HOD UNILAG Mass Comm

Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Dr Joseph Adepoju Tejumaiye has been appointed as the new Head of Department of Mass Communication, the University of Lagos from August 1, 2020. He replaces Professor Abigail Ogwezzi-Ndisika who has completed her tenure. Tejumaiye who holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos is

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energy

Meet the new African sustainable energy reporting fellows

  The 12 journalists selected for the African sustainable energy reporting fellowship powered by Climate Tracker in partnership with Hivos Energy are four Nigerians, twp Kenyans, two Ugandans, Egyptian, Tanzanian, Malawian and Zimbabwean. Below are the profiles of the winners: Amos Abba is an investigative journalist with The International Center for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, an

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Radio

Tributes for witty late radio presenter as colleague pleads for children’s support

By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Fans and colleagues of witty radio presenter, Emmanuella Pobeni Adepoju popularly known as Iya Jogbo have continued to pay her glowing tributes. Emmanuella died on Friday due to illness from Bronchitis and an enlarged heart, the management of TVC Communications, owners of TVC, TVC News and Max FM Lagos and Abuja announced

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journalist

Nigerian journalist selected for Global Sustainable Solutions Fellowship

Writer and freelance journalist, Mr Daniel Whyte, has been selected as one of the four fellows to participate in the 2020 Global Sustainable Solutions Stories Fellowship. Oluwatomisin Amokeoja reports that the fellowship is a six-month paid media mentorship-fellowship combo offered by Climate Tracker in partnership with One Earth. Whyte announced the selection through the micro-blogging

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Faleti

Remembering Adebayo Faleti ( broadcaster, actor, producer, writer)

Exactly three years today, multi-talented broadcaster, Adebayo Faleti recognized for pioneering many things in the Nigerian and African media, bid the world farewell at 86. Faleti was Nigeria’s first Yoruba presenter on television and radio. Pioneer of the first television station in Africa, Western Nigeria Television (WNTV), now known as the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).

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media

Abe, Omoniyi: Exploits of Internet-age journalists

  Oluwatomisin Amokeoja writes on the exploits of two journalists who have maximised new media skills to enhance their careers The limitless and boundless opportunities access to the internet present explains why media practitioners, by exploring available online platforms can attract readers who can offer recommendations and employment. Currently experienced the world over is the

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Funtua

Tribute: My encounter with Funtua Mr consider it done – NUJ Chairman

My heavy heartfelt condolence to the family of Mallam Ismailia Isa Funtua, an elder statesman, Publisher Defunct Democrat Newspapers, Former President Newspapers ProprietorsAssociation Of Nigeria, NPAN, business mogul and Chairman Governing  Council of The Nigerian Institute Of Journalism, NIJ., who died on Monday from cardiac arrest, according to reports. His is a great loss to

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