On the fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the Freedom of Information Act into law, we asked the Executive Director of the Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Mr Edetaen Ojo, if there has been an improvement in the use of the act by journalists and how it can be effectively used. The potential that the […]
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Opening Remarks by Dr Sophia Horsfall, General Manager, External Relations & Sustainable Development, NLNG, at the Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit, Abeokuta | 11 May 2026 The media has one of the few platforms that can educate an entire nation, tell our story, and help direct the course of history. Democracies are built on strong institutions.
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In the past three months, I have talked to at least three agents of BusinessDay Newspaper on the phone, trying to sell the premium subscription of the newspaper to me. And every time I hear, I am sososo from BusinessDay, no matter what I am doing at the time, I often give them a good
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Merit is key for the selection of applicants for media opportunities, including fellowships, conferences, awards, and grants, but there is a mix of other strategic considerations writes Media Career Development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin. Three hundred and seventy-two journalists applied for Phase One of the 2026 Journalism Fellowship by the Nigeria Network of NGOs. Only
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‘Media careers in 2026 and beyond will belong to those who can adapt their skills without losing their values, who can carry journalistic thinking into spaces where clarity, trust, and meaning are needed most’ For many journalists, the newsroom is not just a workplace. It is an identity because it shapes how you think,
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EDITORIAL on the death of the Publisher and Managing Director, MARKETING EDGE, Mr John Ajayi. On December 10, the management of Nigeria’s authoritative brand and marketing magazine, MARKETING EDGE, announced the death of its Publisher and Managing Director, Mr John Ajayi at 62. According to the statement announcing his passing, Ajayi will be deeply missed
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Town and Gown Lecture series by Executive Director, Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin at Anchor University, Lagos. In 1984, while on holiday as a Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, I sought and got an internship placement at the defunct National Concord Newspapers. The first day I resumed my internship at the
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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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Kofoworola Belo-Osagie is a researcher and consultant on nutrition and wellness writes on the need for journalists to contribute to ensuring more objective and trusted AI output In the past two years of researching nutrition and wellness, I have come to appreciate how much researchers and journalists have done to boost public knowledge of virtually
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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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