Although he started his career as a journalist, Mr Bode Olanitori, who turns 60 on June 10, 2026, is now the Deputy Registrar and Institute Secretary at the Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos. In this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Olanitori reflects on attaining the golden jubilee age, his fond memories of being a journalist, […]
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Veteran journalist, author, columnist and co-Founder of defunct Newswatch Magazine, Dan Ochima Agbese reputed for writing with a fascinating economy of words has died at 81 in Lagos, Nigeria. His death on Monday, November 17, confirmed by family members and associates has attracted lots of tributes highlighting his outstanding accomplishments in his decades of media
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Founder, JournoTECH in London, Elfredah Kelvin-Alerechi, who started her journalism career as a reporter and correspondent in Rivers State, Nigeria, is also the Chief Executive Officer, The Colonist Report UK and Africa independent investigative organisations. With nearly a decade of experience as a technologist, web builder, app developer, researcher, and investigative journalist, she built and
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Being a press Statement on the transition of Dr. (Mrs.) Doyin Abiola, former Managing Director of Concord Press of Nigeria who died on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 It is said that some are born great and others have greatness thrust upon them. Dr.Doyin Abiola, who joined the Saints yesterday, showed up on both counts. She
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The Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), in which Mrs. Ann Godwin, the South-South Bureau Chief of The Guardian Newspaper, participated in 2021, is supposed to have officially ended four years ago, but she continues to showcase the impact the training had on her till date.
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Late Adejumobi Adegbite, in whose honour the United States Consulate, Lagos and the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) recently launched a Fellowship for Young Journalists was an accomplished digital communication specialist. He was an information specialist at the United States Department when he died in July 2023. He began my career as a young journalist, but
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Media Career Development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin, profiles the founder/CEO of HumAngle, Ahmad Salkida, who has been devoted to conflict and development reporting for over 23 years. “I wish to constantly be in a position of valued service to humanity and society. To be relevant to the present and future generations in devising solutions to some
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In commemoration of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) we asked Mass Communication students taking the Media Biographies course to give a shout-out to some accomplished female media professionals they admire and have learnt from while reading about their careers. Below are some of the responses about Former Managing Director of Telegraph Newspaper, Funke Egbemode,
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In commemoration of 2025 International Women’s Day, we asked students of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, taking the Media Biographies in Nigeria course to give a shout-out to some of the accomplished female journalists, broadcasters and other media professionals they have read about. Below are some of the many responses. Toun
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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin profiles the Lead Curator, Bazara Media Lab, Kenya, Christine Mungai, who is an accomplished journalist, writer, and curator. The first time I listened to Christine Mungai speak in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2016 at the inaugural Bloomberg Africa Media Fellowship, I was very impressed by her brilliance and articulation of the media
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