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January 2026 Media Opportunities

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The month of January opens with an avalanche of opportunities for journalists, storytellers and photographers. From global photography competitions with life-changing prizes to fully funded fellowships, prestigious journalism awards, and international master’s programs, this month offers rare opportunities to gain funding, visibility, training, and access to the world’s leading newsrooms and institutions. Sony World Photography […]

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AI meets Ink: Reinventing Nigerian Journalism

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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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Unlocking Nigeria’s AI potentials for media sustainability, democracy

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The role of the media has always been clear: to hold power accountable, to enlighten the citizenry, and to ensure that truth remains the central currency of democracy. At our best, we are the conscience of the republic—the bridge between citizens and power, between knowledge and justice. Yet, every generation of journalists faces its defining

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ICIR launches NativeAI

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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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AI-assisted reporting: Why Journalists must relearn data security, privacy risks

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Over the past few years, there has been a significant surge in the adoption of AI by Nigerian journalists. Like their colleagues in the Global South, they have moved from being unfamiliar with AI to full adoption of AI-assisted reporting within a very short period.  A Thomson Reuters Foundation survey report, sampling over 200 journalists

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MCDN releases Media Career Check-Up 2025 Report

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The Media Career Development Network (MCDN) has released the maiden edition of its Media Career Check-Up Report 2025, aimed to help Nigerian journalists reflect on their career journeys, identify growth gaps, and receive guidance for their professional development. The report, titled “Media Career Check-Up 2025: Lessons, Gaps, and Growth Paths for Nigerian Journalists”,  according to

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How AI helps journalists find publications to pitch

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How can freelance journalists easily find publications they can pitch their stories to globally from their local base?  Artificial Intelligence tools and platforms can help according to Journalist and Communication specialist, Festus Iyorah.  He shared some guidelines on how AI can help journalists seeking who to write for and get paid at a virtual training

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‘How to run a profitable media organization in Nigeria’

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Programme Director at Daily Trust Media Foundation, Dr Theophilus Abbah, writes on the key points from the recent conference on Future-proofing Journalism in Nigeria, organised by the Daily Trust Foundation—the non-profit arm of Media Trust Group and the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). In the report, he highlights the following key points: Publication must carve

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CJID trains media scholars on AI for teaching, practice

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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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