DEADLINE: AUGUST 23, 2024*—PRNigeria, Nigeria’s leading privately owned news agency, is now receiving applications for its inaugural Young Communication Fellowship.
This intensive one-month programme is designed to launch the careers of young Nigerians in the media and communications industry.
Fellows selected for the programme will benefit from a placement at the PRNigeria Centres in Abuja, Kwara and Kano States.
Recent graduates (20-30 years old) with a passion for media and communication who are residents in Abuja, Ilorin and Kano and environs.
The programme aims to improve the skills and knowledge of fellows in the areas of development journalism, fact-checking, social media & AI, public relations, and crisis communication.
The programme is expected to hold in Abuja between September 2nd and 28th; in Ilorin between October 2nd and 28th; and in Kano between November 4th and 29th.
*Application deadlines
- Abuja: August 23rd, 2024
- Ilorin: September 20th, 2024
- Kano: October 18th, 2024
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