New executive and senior appointments have been announced by the board of directors of THISDAY Group for the newspaper and Arise News Channel. In the new appointments published by the newspaper on Tuesday, the Editor of the Sunday title, Shaka Momodu was named the Editor of THISDAY, Deputy Editor of THISDAY, Mr. Davidson Iriekpen, takes […]
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THISDAY Newspaper says it is hiring fresh university graduate, bright, adventurous, ready to learn under pressure, and have good communication skills who desire a career in the media as reporters. Although the opportunity is open to all graduates in any discipline, non-journalism graduates should have at least a diploma in journalism or mass communication. Minimum
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Review of 25 years of THISDAY Newspapers operation with an amazing success story and failed opportunities that could have made it a better paper. When THISDAY Newspaper made its debut in 1994 at the height of the agitation for the annulment of the June 12 election and the proscription of leading newspapers like The Punch,
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The board of directors of the THISDAY-ARISE Media Group has announced new executive and senior appointments. According to a statement by the company, following the approval of the board, Ms. Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, after an 11-year stint as Editor of the three titles under the THISDAY stable, has been appointed the pioneer Managing Director of ARISE
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Deputy Editor of the daily edition of THISDAY Newspapers, Bolaji Adebiyi has been appointed as Editor, Sunday Newspaper. THISDAY reported on Sunday that Adebiyi replaces Tokunbo Adedoja, who is now Editor, THISDAY Digital. Adebiyi has about 27 years’ experience in the profession having worked at various times with Newbreed Magazine, Lagos; Citizen Magazine, Kaduna; and
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Six Nigerian journalists, from various news media, including two freelancers, have been named as 2017 BudgIT Media Fellows. The journalists include Hannah Ojo – The Nation Newspaper; Mercy Abang – Freelance journalist; Eromo Egbejule – Freelance Journalist; Lanre Lasisi – Channels television; Ayodeji Rotinwa – ThisDay Newspaper, and Ruth Oluronbi – Nigerian Tribune. BudgIT is a civic organisation that
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By Kelechi Amakoh Reading maketh a Full Man; Conference a Ready Man; Writing an Exact Man so says the scholar of arts and humanities, Francis Bacon. In a society where every day offers you a new discuss, twist and turn, blinking an eye lid might be your greatest undoing. The set of columnists available for
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By Kelechi Amakoh The current chair of the editorial board of ThisDay newspapers, Olusegun Adeniyi has recounted how he started off as a columnist twenty years ago. Recounting his odyssey on his Thursday, April 8 “The Verdict” Backpage column on ThisDay Newspaper, Adeniyi noted how Prof. (then Dr.) Dele Sobowale’s “Please Give Me the Bones”
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The job of many staff of Thisday Newspapers may be hanging in the balance following a memo on Tuesday terminating the appointment of staff, not “on duty and working”, when the publisher, Nduka Obaigbena arrived the Lagos office of the company. Obaigbena, in the memo dated February 23, 2016 addressed to the senior management staff
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With effect from March 1, 2016 the Board of Directors of Thisday Newspapers has approved the promotion and redeployment of some members of staff in furtherance of the ongoing restructuring in the company. The changes were contained in an internal memo signed by the Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Nduka Obaigbena. The affected staff are as follows: 1. Ms.
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