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- 29 Jun 2017
Airtel Backs Digital Journalism Training
All is set for another digital journalism training sponsored by Airtel Nigeria under the aegis of The Journalism Clinic and facilitated by the widely-travelled digital journalism trainer, Dan Mason.…
- 7 Jul 2017
Airtel Backs Digital Journalism Training, Begins August 21
The digital journalism training being sponsored by Airtel Nigeria under the aegis of The Journalism Clinic, will start in Lagos on Monday, 21 August. A statement by Taiwo Obe, the founder/director of…
- 9 Jun 2017
Google to Train 6000 Africans on Digital Journalism
Google announced its support for a Digital Journalism initiative that will see 6 000 African journalists trained in data journalism skills by the end of February 2018. Google News Lab and the World…
- 28 Jan 2022
NITDA Trains 40 Journalists on Digital Journalism, Fact-Checking
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has trained 40 media professionals and social media influencers in digital journalism and fact–checking, to stem the tide of fake news.…
- 27 Feb 2022
NITDA, NUJ Partner on Digital Journalism
In order to check quackery and the rising cases of fake news in the practice of journalism as well as provide eligible journalists with the latest technological tools with which they will carry out…
- 25 Oct 2021
Google to Partner with UNESCO to Support Digital Journalism Training in Africa
Google has launched the Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education to enhance journalists’ training in Africa. The announcement was made during the inaugural Google News Initiative…
- 27 Jun 2023
Addressing Ethical Challenges in the Use of Digital Media in Nigeria
By Gabriel T. Nyitse, PhD and Felix C. Elele Digital media has revolutionized the communication landscape globally and disrupted traditional media's dominance in all its ramifications by ushering a…
- 9 Jun 2016
Academix.ng Partners Intellect Books UK On Journal Hosting
Academix.ng, Nigeria’s first indigenous digital library has partnered with United Kingdom (U.K.) based Intellect Books to host abstracts of Journal of African Media Studies and Journal of African…
- 12 Jun 2013
Susan Rice, CIA and MKO Abiola's Last Cup of Tea
Since Obama nominated Susan Rice for the position of National Security Advisor, questions have been asked in the Nigerian media about allegations of her role in the death of the winner of…
- 28 Aug 2017
Airtel Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Nigerian Journalists
Airtel Nigeria, has restated its commitment to deepen the practice of the journalism profession by creating platforms and opportunities that will empower journalists to become more adept and…
- 24 Nov 2023
Dearth of Digital Skills Among Communication Graduates Worries Experts
Communication scholars and media industry experts have called for change in the mass communication curriculum to adequately equip communication graduates with knowledge and skills critical for…
- 6 Mar 2025
Fighting Digital Threats: A Call for Comprehensive Protections for Journalists
Calls for enhanced cybersecurity training and stronger laws to protect journalists were prominent at the recently concluded leading human rights summit in Taipei, Taiwan- RightsCon. This emerged from…
- 9 Aug 2022
Tech Companies Making a Difference in Africa
Africa has long been touted as the continent with the most growth potential when it comes to tech and innovation. Many African countries are building their own equivalents of Silicon Valley and tech…
- 9 May 2024
Cloud Network, Lagos State Partner to Build Strategic Capacity for Media Operation
Cloud Network Foundation (CNF) and the Lagos State Government (LASG) are soon to hold a strategic capacity-building workshop for the operators in the media industry. The initiative, the first in a…
- 11 Aug 2026
Google Selects Six Nigerian News Creators for Emerging Voices Growth Lab
Google News Initiative (GNI) has selected six Nigerian independent news creators to participate in its Emerging News Voices Growth Lab for Sub-Saharan Africa. The selected Nigerian creators are…
- 14 Jul 2021
How 22 Media Innovators Were Selected for the Second GNI Innovation Challenge for Africa, Middle East & Turkey
Google has announced the names of 22 media innovators set to receive $2.1 million in funding through the second Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge for Africa, Middle East, and Turkey.…
- 2 Apr 2025
How MIP Is Making a Difference in The Media Landscape
MTN Media Innovation Program (MIP), a six-month fully-funded certificate fellowship designed for media professionals, is redefining journalism and content creation in Nigeria. Now in its fourth year,…
- 13 Mar 2026
NLNG Advances Media Excellence with Change Your Story Workshop
NLNG has demonstrated its dedication to media development in Nigeria through the successful completion of the second edition of the #NLNGChangeYourStory workshop for 2026, which took place in Lagos.…
- 16 Apr 2019
Google Expands GNI Innovation Challenge to Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey in June. The GNI Innovation Challenge is inviting proposals…
- 1 Aug 2022
9mobile Boosts Journalism Practice with Training on Content Leveraging
Telecom service provider, 9mobile has reaffirmed its support for the Nigerian news media by facilitating various avenues for journalists to upskill in developing creative news content to expand their…
- 25 Jun 2019
Google Dangles $150k on Journalists As GNI Innovation Challenge opens in Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is open for application submissions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The company disclosed this on Tuesday…
- 25 Oct 2024
Media Capacity Training: Polaris Bank trains more than 5,000 journalists in 10 years
Polaris Bank Limited, Nigeria’s leading digital retail commercial bank, has empowered more than 5,000 journalists across the country through its yearly media capacity building workshops in the last…
- 14 Jul 2025
Polaris Bank Backs Ethical Journalism with Strategic Media Support
Polaris Bank is set to host the 2025 edition of its Annual Media Capacity Seminar on July 17, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This year’s seminar is themed: “Empowering Journalists in the Digital…
- 3 Jan 2023
How NITDA Revolutionized Digital Literacy in Nigeria in 2022
By Rukayya Sadauki. It is a brand-new year, and 2022 was all but a memory and those whose lives were transformed and positively by the NITDA, the year will continue to be indelible for their lives.…
- 16 Jul 2017
AMACOS ’92 Alumni to Mentor MAPOLY Students
The 1992 set of the Association of Mass Communication Students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has concluded arrangements to hold a mentoring programme for the students of the department…
- 9 Oct 2018
Why We are Hosting Editors’ cCnference – Delta State Govt
Delta State government said it is hosting this year’s All Nigeria Editors’ Conference, the flagship annual conference organized by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), because it believes that the…
- 1 Oct 2018
Okowa, Odinkalu, Others Headline 2018 Editors’ Conference in Delta
The 2018 All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) billed for Asaba, Delta State from October 10 to, October 14 will be headlined by many notable speakers among whom is host Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa…
- 10 Nov 2009
CNN, MultiChoice Launch African Journalist Awards 2010
CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2010 Awards, which winners will be announced at a gala ceremony to be held in Kampala, Uganda in…
- 8 Aug 2018
Paradigm Initiative Selects Two Journalists for Inaugural Media Fellowship
Two journalists, Victor Ekwealor and Emmanuel Elolo Agbenonwossi, have been announced as the pioneer Fellows for the newly introduced Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship. The media…
- 21 May 2023
Microsoft Africa Development Centre to Host EnterpriseCEO Media Master Class
In a move aimed at advancing media training in Africa, Microsoft Africa Development Centre will host this year's edition of EnterpriseCEO Media Master in its state of the art facility in Ikoyi,…