Pep Talk on Journalism in Age of AI by Executive Director, Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin at the 5th annual conference of Association of Christian Correspondents on Nigeria on November 21, 2025. At the recent annual conference of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) in Abuja, veteran media trainer and founder of Journalism […]
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NativeAI, a platform designed specifically for Nigerian newsrooms and media professionals, has been launched by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR). The platform offers automated transcription and translation tools that recognise and respect local accents and languages. The new AI-powered model launched on September 11 is designed to transcribe audiovisual into text and translate
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Seventy Mass Communication lecturers from 56 universities across Nigeria have been trained by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) on embedding AI in teaching and practice. Thirty lecturers from 26 universities across Southern Nigeria participated in the AI in Universities workshop held in Lagos last week, while 40 lecturers from 30 universities participated in
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A fact-checking app, Verifact has emerged top at the AI Campus Network Demo and Hackathon held last week at the University of Lagos by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID). HealthMate AI was the first runner up, while AidCare was the second runner up. Verifact got N500,000 support, HealthMate, N300,000 and AidCare, N200,000.
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AI was a major topic discussed by participants at the 3rd Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit held recently in Abeokuta, Ogun State, which focused on the theme: Market Squared: Turning connections into Gold in the AI age. We asked TiTo, the AI Assistant, for the summit organised by Journalism Clinic on usage experiences shared by participants. Here’s a
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From June 1, 2025, Media Career Development Network will commence the publication of Nigeria MediaAI Insight, a weekly publication on development, use, adoption and prospects of artificial intelligence in the Nigeria media and beyond. The possibility of using AI for virtually every aspect of human endeavours is a reality that can no longer be ignored.
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