A Review of Our Punch Years: Reminiscences of insider accounts by former editors and staff of Nigeria’s most widely newspaper at 50 By Tunde Akanni, PhD Introduction From the religiously philosophical to the scientifically analytical, straightforward narration and even poetic rendition, Our Punch Years has reaped reasonably from them all as they betray the workplace […]
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Chairman’s Speech: The Punch Legacy at ‘OUR PUNCH YEARS’ BOOK LAUNCH on Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at NECA House, Ikeja Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour to be here and a delight to see many familiar faces again. Today is not a speech-making day but a time to celebrate and reminisce about our journey
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Welcome remarks of Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye, FNGE, former editor of The Punch, at the presentation of OUR PUNCH YEARS, a book by former staffers of The Punch at NECA House, on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. 50 years in the life of an organisation is not a small achievement. Therefore, for former members of staff of
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Is it true that Nigerian journalists are no longer writing investigative reports? Lekan Otufodunrin answers in his weekly column in The Nation Newspapers. I am always amused each time I hear many Nigerians, including those who should know better complain about the Nigeria media not producing investigative reports like in the past as in the
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The National Guild of Radio Managers (Private) has embraced LightRay! Media’s pioneering initiative, the “100 Women in Leadership Virtual Summit Policy” (#LightRay!100WiMLPolicy). The policy, introduced by LightRay! Media, according to the Convener of the Summit, Ejioro Umukoro stands as a beacon of progress, equity, and inclusivity in the realm of media. “It is thoughtfully designed
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Media Career Development specialist reflects on how to better utilize newsroom skills against the background of the changing media landscape. With the increasing downturn in the fortunes of media houses, especially legacy ones, the easiest way to meet operating costs is to reduce staff strength. Since the newspapers for example now produce fewer pages and
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* Journalists deserve better conditions of service to perform maximally and be ethical in their practice. Last week, our Executive Director, Lekan Otufodunrin on various platforms shared five crucial questions on the conditions of service in media houses in the country which raised concerns about promotion and salary structure, non-remittance of deductions from workers’ salaries
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Chairman, Sobi FM Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kwara Council, Dare Akogun writes on the workplace challenges faced by media professionals. In the bustling world of journalism, those who fill our screens and newspapers with insightful views, breaking news, and challenging narratives often face a paradox of challenges that are seldom discussed. As they
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Assistant Director, Strategic Planning & Corporate Development Voice of Nigeria and Director, Media & Strategic Communications, Muslim Public Affairs Centre, MPAC Nigeria, Abdulwarees Solanke, FCIPDM writes on his ‘colourful’ upbringing by his father who was a painter. I am a painter’s son. From childhood, Baami imbued in me the love for paint and brush.
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Abdulwarees Solanke, Deputy Director and Head of Department of Strategic Planning & Corporate Development Voice of Nigeria pays tribute to two of his mentors in his media career. Mentors come as rainbow, in different colours, all appealing. Their roles in our lives remain the same. They give us direction. They bring out the best in
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