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Month: January 2020

Lekan Otufodunrin
Interviews & Opinions

What journalism practice of over 30 years taught me ― Otufodunrin [2]

January 10, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on What journalism practice of over 30 years taught me ― Otufodunrin [2]

Lekan Otufodunrin resigned as Online Editor of The Nation newspaper on December 31, 2018, to oversee his non-governmental organisation, Media Career Development Network which focuses on media career development. In this interview, the soft-spoken, unassuming […]

GIJN vacancy
Vacancies

Vacancies at Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)

January 9, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Vacancies at Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is looking for applicants interested in working to help strengthen investigative journalism around the world. GIJN, an exciting nonprofit organisation is looking for independent, skilled staff who can work […]

Lekan Otufodunrin, journalism practice, democracy
Interviews & Opinions

What journalism practice of over 30 years taught me ― Otufodunrin [1]

January 8, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on What journalism practice of over 30 years taught me ― Otufodunrin [1]

Lekan Otufodunrin resigned as Online Editor of The Nation newspaper on December 31, 2018, to oversee his non-governmental organisation, Media Career Development Network which focuses on media career development. In this interview, the soft-spoken, unassuming […]

REv Sina Fape, true journalism
Resources

Celebration of an enduring legacy of true journalism ― Rev Fape [SPEECH]

January 7, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Celebration of an enduring legacy of true journalism ― Rev Fape [SPEECH]

​​Text: “According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he […]

Lekan Otufodunrin
Resources

Otufodunrin: One year outside the newsroom, what I have learnt

January 6, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Otufodunrin: One year outside the newsroom, what I have learnt

In December 2018, Lekan Otufodunrin resigned from The Nation Newspapers as Managing Editor, Online and Special Publications to become Executive Director of Media Career Development Network. One year after his exit from daily news operations, […]

Daily Trust, Naziru Mikailu Abubakar
News

Daily Trust gets new Editor-in-Chief

January 5, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Daily Trust gets new Editor-in-Chief

The Board of Directors of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust newspapers, has announced the appointment of Naziru Mikailu Abubakar as the new Editor-in-Chief/Executive Director of the company. He is taking over from Mannir […]

DAME 2019, Application for 2024 DAME Awards now open
Awards

FULL LIST: Winners at the 2019 Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME)

January 4, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on FULL LIST: Winners at the 2019 Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME)

The Trustees of DAME have congratulated winners who were inducted into the DAME Hall of FAME on Sunday, December 29, 2019, at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja. The DAME awards which was launched in 1991 […]

Ifedayo Ogunyemi
Resources

Why 21st century students should embrace journalism ― Ogunyemi [FULL SPEECH]

January 4, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Why 21st century students should embrace journalism ― Ogunyemi [FULL SPEECH]

WHY AM I HERE? It gives me great joy to be amongst you today to felicitate with you today on your induction today or so I thought. It made me cast my mind back to […]

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Awards

  • 2026 Wiki Loves Africa media contest

    March 3, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 Wiki Loves Africa media contest
    DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2026 — The 2026 Wiki Loves Africa, Africa’s largest openly-licenced photographic, video and audio contest, is now open for entries. The 2026 theme is Rites and Rituals, and it invites participants to [...]
  • Call for nominations: IPI-IMS 2026 press freedom awards
    March 3, 2026 Comments Off on Call for nominations: IPI-IMS 2026 press freedom awards
  • Solutions Journalism Network Awards seek nominations
    February 21, 2026 Comments Off on Solutions Journalism Network Awards seek nominations

Fellowships

  • UNCCD COP17 media reporting fellowship open for applications

    March 15, 2026 Comments Off on UNCCD COP17 media reporting fellowship open for applications
    DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2026 — Journalists can apply for the UNCCD COP17 Land and Drought Media Reporting Fellowship to report the growing pressure on the world’s land. Through this fellowship, launched by the United Nations [...]
  • 2026 African Liberty Writing Fellowship open for applications
    March 10, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 African Liberty Writing Fellowship open for applications
  • OSINT research fellowship for journalists, researchers in northern Nigeria
    February 25, 2026 Comments Off on OSINT research fellowship for journalists, researchers in northern Nigeria

Others

  • Submit investigative story pitches to Follow the Money

    March 10, 2026 Comments Off on Submit investigative story pitches to Follow the Money
    Follow the Money is inviting pitches from freelance journalists or reporters working with media outlets that are open to collaboration. The organisation is looking for investigations that shed light on individuals, corporations, or institutions that [...]
  • Hope for Children Left Behind Initiative seeks volunteers
    February 10, 2026 Comments Off on Hope for Children Left Behind Initiative seeks volunteers
  • Media literacy poetry festival in Lagos seeks participants, poetry submissions
    December 2, 2025 Comments Off on Media literacy poetry festival in Lagos seeks participants, poetry submissions

Vacancies

  • Vacancies for Female Comms and Social Media Officer, Data Journalist at Dataphyte

    March 17, 2026 Comments Off on Vacancies for Female Comms and Social Media Officer, Data Journalist at Dataphyte
    DEADLINE: MARCH 27, 2026 — Dataphyte seeks a highly skilled female Communications and Social Media Officer and a Data Journalist. These roles are open only to female applicants based in Abuja, FCT. The Data Journalist [...]
  • Gates Foundation hiring senior communications officer in Abuja
    March 10, 2026 Comments Off on Gates Foundation hiring senior communications officer in Abuja
  • CJID hiring campus reporter editor
    February 25, 2026 Comments Off on CJID hiring campus reporter editor

Grants

  • 2026 biodiversity media grants at Earth Journalism Network

    March 10, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 biodiversity media grants at Earth Journalism Network
    DEADLINE: MARCH 28, 2026 — Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants to three to four media organisations in low- and middle-income countries to support projects that strengthen media reporting on biodiversity issues. To [...]
  • 2026 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress open for applications
    March 9, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress open for applications
  • Story pitches for CJID’s methane emissions reduction reporting initiative
    February 25, 2026 Comments Off on Story pitches for CJID’s methane emissions reduction reporting initiative

Campus

  • 2025 Alfred Opubor Prize for Campus Journalism open for entries

    2025 Alfred Opubor Prize for Campus Journalism open for entries

    October 1, 2025 Comments Off on 2025 Alfred Opubor Prize for Campus Journalism open for entries
    DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2025— The Centre for Journalism Innovation & Development (CJID) is inviting student journalists from universities and polytechnics across Nigeria to submit their best work for recognition in the 2025 edition of Alfred [...]
  • Youth Digest’s 2025 campus journalism awards open for entries
    October 1, 2025 Comments Off on Youth Digest’s 2025 campus journalism awards open for entries
  • Campus journalists across West Africa can submit pitches
    September 7, 2024 Comments Off on Campus journalists across West Africa can submit pitches
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