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Tips to excel in public relations examinations

Oluwaseyi Babarinde writes on five major tips for excelling in Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) examinations.   The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is the body, by law, responsible for the practice of public relations in Nigeria. Like every other professional body, the NIPR has the responsibility to set the standard of practice and […]

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NUJ, IBFIN, train journalists on non-interest banking

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kano State Chapter, in collaboration with the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Nigeria (IBFIN), on Friday organised a sensitisation workshop for journalists in the state on the Fundamentals of Islamic Economy, Banking and Finance. The Managing Director of the IBFIN, Alhaji Sani Aminu, said the aim of the one-day

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Six ways to write better for social media

A mobile and multimedia journalism training was recently organised for about 100 media practitioners in the country, Tolulope Lawani who participated in one of the four sessions of the programme,  writes on six ways journalists can improve their stories on social media. The training tagged #AirtelChangeYourStory  by a media training outfit, Journalism Clinic headed by

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Two important skills every journalist must learn quickly

For journalists who want to remain relevant in the profession and be in-demand, there are two skills they have to learn and master. This include how to use data to report stories and coding. New media experts gave the advice at Brazil’s 12th Congress of Investigative Journalism according to a report on various sessions by Jéssica Cruz

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NBCUniversity currently accepting applications for its 2017 workshop

NBCUniversity: The Fourth Estate is currently accepting applications for its 2017 workshop set to hold on Thursday, August 10, 2017. According to NBCU, “This one-day intensive workshop, geared toward on-air AND off-air convention attendees, is taught by NBCU “professors” and is designed for individuals at all levels of their career. Journalism has long been regarded

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Urgent call for applications for three training programmes

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has called for applications for three capacity development programmes. They training opportunities are; The Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship (strictly for female journalists), REMOP Basic Education Reporting training  (for both female and male reporters) REMOP Electricity Reporting training (for both female and male reporters). Interested journalist must have

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Airtel set to sharpen digital reporting skills of 100 journalists

 Telecommunications company,  Airtel Nigeria is sponsoring 100 journalists to a training in data and digital reporting, to be facilitated by Lagos-based media training outfit, The Journalism Clinic. According to Taiwo Obe, the founder of the clinic, “The training is open to full-time and freelance journalists, practicing in Nigeria, but we will not disregard applications by

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Digital journalism training for 100 Nigerian journalists

One hundred Nigerian journalists have yet another opportunity to benefit from another digital journalism training under the aegis of The Journalism Clinic. The training to be facilitated by the widely- travelled digital journalism trainer, Dan Mason, the first edition in 2015, is being sponsored by Airtel Nigeria. Exact dates and locations, as well as enrollment

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