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Journalists’ welfare critical to growth of journalism in Nigeria

Alao Abiodun writes on the need to enhance the welfare of Nigerian journalists  Without much ado, journalism is neither a sinful act against God nor a criminal offense against the ‘almighty’ government. It is basically a duty the law imposes on those charged with the responsibilities of keeping leaders and administrators on their toes and

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How journalism can survive challenges of technology, social media

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, THE VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE OPENING OF THE 14TH ALL NIGERIA EDITORS’ CONFERENCE HELD IN ASABA, DELTA STATE ON 11TH OCTOBER 2018 “A guild is a society of gatekeepers; to you belongs the enormous task of defining the ethos, mores and ethics

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Winners of West Africa Media Excellence Awards

Winners have emerged for  the 2018 West Africa Media Excellence Awards held in Accra, Ghana reports Blessing Olagundoye Out of eight available awards for journalists in West Africa, Ghana won four, Nigeria won three, while Burkina Faso had one. Manasseh Azure Awuni of Multimedia Group Limited, Ghana was adjudged the West Africa Journalist of the Year, as well as the

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Ekanem leaves Nigerian Breweries, launches Marketing, PR company

The Corporate Affairs Adviser and member of the Executive Committee of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Kufre Ekanem has resigned from the brewing giant with effect from October 1, 2018. Ekanem,  communications expert and poet, it was learnt has completed his notice period on September 30 and has since commenced his consulting dream with Philosoville Limited, a Culture, Marketing

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Call for interest in media workshop on reporting 2019 electoral process

A two-day Media training workshop on best practices and professional reporting of the electoral process ahead of the 2019 general elections is to be conducted by International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos. The workshop, supported by the EU under Component 4b: Support to the media of the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) project

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BusinessDay journalist wins invitation to global tech conference

Head of New Technology desk for BusinessDay Media Limited, Frank Eleanya has been named as the winner of the invitation by the African Press Organisation Group (APO) to attend the Web Summit (https://WebSummit.com), the Largest Tech Conference in the World, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 5 to 8. APO Group, will offer

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Fellowship with female gentlemen of the press

Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship organised by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism supported by Free Press Unlimited. I spent last Monday to Saturday with 34 amazing, cerebral and professional female Nigerian journalists thanks to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, (WSCIJ).  20 of them are

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Entries open for Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

The 13th Edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting is now open for entries from Nigerian professional journalists or team of journalists, full-time or part-time, with stories published between 4th October 2017 and 3rd October 2018. The Coordinator of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Motunrayo Alaka in a statement said submitted

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