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Media leaders inaugurate cooperative society sets vision for empowering members.

Implementing the resolutions of the recent Nigeria Media Leaders Summit convened by the founder of The Journalism Clinic, Taiwo Obe, media leaders on Friday inaugurated a media cooperative society. According to a statement released by the society, The Innovative Media Partners (Surulere) Cooperative Multipurpose Society was inaugurated by the  Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, […]

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Report Women: A decade of excellent impact

As media veterans, experts, and students gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Report Women! An initiative of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), it was evident to everyone that the organisation’s toils, passion, and excellence over the years have yielded excellent results. The celebration was marked in grand style at the Metropolitan

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‘Student journalists, professionals must master digital skills’

Mastery of digital skills is necessary to help student journalists and other professionals meet up with the growing trends in their profession. The Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Professor Walter Ihejirika stated this at a training by Step-Up for Women In Journalism Initiative, (SWIJ), in partnership with

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MCDN marks World News Day, calls for fact-based journalism practice

In commemoration of World News Day co-organised by the World Editors Forum and the Canadian Journalism Foundation, Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Nigeria has joined news organisations, media associations, and individuals globally to highlight the importance of fact-based journalism. In a statement by its Executive Director, Lekan Otufodunrin, the network noted that contrary to the

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Protest: Govt, security agencies urged to ensure safety of journalists

The federal government and security agencies have been urged to ensure the safety of citizens and journalists during the nationwide protest scheduled to hold from August 1-10, 2024. The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) in separate statements noted the rights of citizens to peaceful assembly and coverage

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Broadcast Journalists selected for Dataphyte’s Gender Mainstreaming Fellowship

Six broadcast journalists have been inducted as fellows of the Dataphyte Foundation’s Gender Mainstreaming Fellowship program, Cohort 3. The fellows according to a statement by the Programme Director of the Foundation, Femi Amele, were selected from a pool of 42 applicants from 34 media organisations in the South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria. The 12-week

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