Getting former President Olusegun Obasanjo to write the foreword to her book marking her fifty years in the media is a big deal, which veteran broadcaster and communication specialist, Mrs Bimbo Oloyede, should be proud of. It is, however, a gamble, as Chief Obasanjo noted in the foreword for the book, launched in Lagos last […]
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Nonso Ofili writes on the anatomy of a clout cycle in marketing and public relations “…because good news can wait; but when you have bad news, awake me immediately, for then there’s not a moment to be lost.” –Napoleon Bonaparte Sometimes it starts with a leaked voice note. Other times, it is two
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Opening remarks by the CEO of Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, Mr Dapo Olorunyomi at the AI, Platform Accountability and the Future of Journalism: Building a Fair and Inclusive Content Economy workshop for newsroom leaders. There is a story about how the information of the world economy was built. We understand that story
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Our intern from the Lagos State University, Ojo, Olajumoke Jegede writes the various books and resources owned by our Executive Director in our office library. What is a book on business doing on the shelf of a veteran journalist’s library? Quite surprising, but not much of a great surprise to me. As I stood in
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Being a review of The Vanguard Chronology: 40 years of Nigeria’s leading Tabloid by GBEMIGA Ogunleye, fnge, at the launch of the book on Wednesday, July 19, 2026 in Lagos. Preamble I thank the editors of this publication and the Vanguard alumni for this honour and privilege to undertake this task. Unknown to them, I
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Peter Daniella Chiamaka of Mountain Top University Ibafo, Ogun State, writes on her first week as an intern at the Media Career Development Network. I came back from school and asked my parents to help me find an internship placement, but my mum said I can’t be going out; that instead, I should just register
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Daniella Peter, an intern from Mountain Top University, Ibafo, Ogun State, writes on the need for students to get practical media training before graduating. More than ever before, training in practical media skills is necessary for students studying mass communication, rather than courses focusing too much on theory. Being a good journalist takes
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The Managing Director and Editor-In-Chief of FrontPage (frontpageng.com), Mr Sakibu Olokojobi, recently clocked 60. In this interview, the former Deputy Editor of Compass and National Mirror reviews his life and career journeys, among other issues. Clocking milestone ages comes with some feelings. For you, what does clocking 60 mean? Clocking the milestone age of 60,
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As BusinessDay newspaper commemorates its 25th anniversary, the publication stands as a luminous beacon in Nigeria’s media landscape—a testament to the vision, resilience, and journalistic integrity that have defined its journey since 2001. This silver jubilee marks not merely the passage of time, but the evolution of a publication that has fundamentally reshaped business reporting
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Many media professionals are not invisible because they lack talent, but rather because their work, skills, voice, and proof are scattered where the right people cannot easily find them. I learnt this the hard way. I started writing long before I understood the word “portfolio”. Over the years, I moved from creative writing into content
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