The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is to launch a mentorship and internship scheme for the next generation of West African journalists. Jamie Angus, Director of the BBC World Service, announced the plan at the launch of the station’s new bureau in Lagos, home to three new services in Igbo, Pidgin, and Yoruba. He said the […]
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By Robert Egbe Journalists have been urged to rethink the content and tools with which they serve their audiences. Media experts made the call at the weekend during a one-day training organised by the Journalism Clinic in Lagos with the theme Rethinking Content They urged journalists to embrace multimedia skills through which they can meet
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Four Nigerian journalists have been awarded prizes of 1,750 dollars by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the United Nations Foundation for their outstanding coverage of conflict, flooding and desertification. Three of the journalists: Ochiaka Ugwu of People’s Daily Newspapers, Babatunde Okunlola from Royal FM and Kelechukwu Iruoma of Ripples Nigeria won $1,000, $500
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Eighteen mid-level journalists have been trained by Africa’s first non-partisan, non-profit fact-checking organisation, Africa Check, in collaboration with the Nigerian Institute Journalism, (NIJ). The two-day workshop sponsored by the United States Embassy in Nigeria which held in Lagos on February 22 and 23 February 2018 covered a range of master classes on research skills, data
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Two female writers, Amina Aboje and Elsie Oghenekaro, will take centre stage at the February 24, Guest Writer Session at Aso Hall, Nanet Suites, Abuja by 4pm. The monthly event, an intervention by the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) which features readings, a Q and A session, live music and a raffle –draw for books is
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The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has urged the media to collaborate in enlightening the public on potential of the Blue Economy. Peterside made the plea at a one-day seminar organised for maritime journalists on Tuesday in Lagos. “Presently, the public lacks knowledge of the Blue Economy. The Blue
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Temitayo Ayetoto reports on the outcome of a media training to ensure humane media coverage of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. How well is the Nigerian media covering the oil and gas sector? Not good enough, especially regarding the effects of exploration on host community, based on the outcome of a one-month media
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Journalists have been advised to embrace digital media as it remains the future of the journalism profession. The Chief Executive Officer of Wild Fusion Foundation, Abasiama Idaresit, who gave the advise at a training for journalists in Lagos said that the new digital media was not a threat to the traditional media but a tool
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Temitayo Ayetoto reports on the outcome of a media training to ensure humane media coverage of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. How well is the Nigerian media covering the oil and gas sector? Not good enough, especially regarding the effects of exploration on host community, based on the outcome of a one-month media
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Mr Waheed Odusile, the National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has called on media organisations and state councils of the union to ensure regular training of journalists. Odusile made the call at a memorial lecture in honour of a veteran journalist, Sen. Adamu Augie, as part of the celebration of NUJ Press Week and
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