O’Femi Kolawole, Founder/CEO, POSTERITY MEDIA, who served as Programme Associate, Research and Communication, Journalists Against AIDS, (JAAIDS) between 2006 and 2008 pays tributes to the late founder of JAAIDS, Omololu Falobi. October 5, 2006 remains one of those dates I will never forget. It was the day Omololu Falobi, my boss, the Founder and […]
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There was no need to ask newsroom leaders gathered at the workshop on AI disclosure standard last week in Lagos if they or their media organisations use AI tools. Chances that any would say they don’t was nil given the widespread use of AI tools in Nigerian newsrooms as it is globally. What they are
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Advertising guru, Dr Biodun Shobanjo is worried about the state of broadcasting in the country noting that many of the broadcasters of today are not as good as they should be. Shobanjo, Chairman of Troyka Holdings, Nigeria’s leading marketing communications group, expressed his concern in his contribution to the new book Communication and media in
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With the fourth and final quarter of the year already underway, we want to draw your attention to the need to take stock of your media career progress so far this year and do what is still possible to make 2026 count positively for your professional aspirations. This is a good time to review the
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Book review of Communication and media in Nigeria: Celebrating Bimbo Oloyede’s contribution to five decades of theory, practice and transformation by Reuben Abati Unwana Samuel Akpan, Five Decades of Theory, Practice and Transformation. Lagos: Strictly Speaking, xxxi + 494 pp. This is what I consider a truly interesting book in terms of its very obvious
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LAGOS — Fifty years in the media industry is more than a milestone; it is a testament to consistency, commitment and excellence. For veteran broadcaster Ms. Bimbo Oloyede, the celebration of five decades in the profession has become an opportunity not only to reflect on a remarkable career, but also to challenge the younger generation
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Opening remarks by the CEO of Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, Mr Dapo Olorunyomi at the AI, Platform Accountability and the Future of Journalism: Building a Fair and Inclusive Content Economy workshop for newsroom leaders. There is a story about how the information of the world economy was built. We understand that story
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Lekan Otufodunrin previews The Vanguard Chronology: 40 Years of Nigeria’s Leading Tabloid by the Vanguard Media Alumni Association which offers memorable recollections and insights on the of the birth, challenges and growth of newspaper. Publisher of BusinessDay Newspaper, Mr Frank Aigbogun, was a reporter with The Guardian in 1984 when he was told that
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Comfort Mussa, the multi-award-winning Cameroonian journalist and gender and disability rights advocate, will publish her debut novella with Bakwa Books in August 2026. The novella, The Shape of Unbroken Things/Ce Qu’on Ne Brise Pas, is a work of young adult fiction that captures the fragile intensity of adolescence and is unlike anything ever published
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What can be done to ensure that journalism remains as impactful and sustainable as it used to be before the advent of digital disruption? This report highlights various observations and suggestions by experienced journalists and media experts. Former Deputy Editor of Sunday Nation, Dr Yinka Oyegbile, is not the first person to raise concerns
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