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On September 28, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, led the global observance of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). UNESCO’s General Conference proclaimed IDUAI in 2015, with the following objectives: According to UNESCO, access to information is an inalienable human right that serves the public, in particular, civil…

• Journalists to submit entries online The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will accept all entries for its yearly award for investigative reporting online for the first time. According to the organisers, the 2020 award will reward works that explore the intersection between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and COVID-19. The choice of a focus…

As part of its commitment to deepen its relationship with key stakeholders in the Advertising Industry, the Registrar/Chief Executive of Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, paid a courtesy call on the Director General, Kano State Urban Beautification and Landscaping Agency (KSUBLA), Alhaji Abdallah T. Ahmed recently. The APCON Registrar said that his…

• Nigerian children featured in new series to commemorate day In two days' time, Nigerians, in the world over, will raise the national flag, sing the anthem and observe a key moment in the country’s history, as it observes 60 years of independence from Britain. To celebrate this milestone, Boomerang has prepared something special for…

Stakeholders in media have restated the need for the safety of Nigerian journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic. At a webinar jointly organised by the National Broadcasting Commission

Media practitioners, commentators, and stakeholders in the industry have expressed concern that journalists in the cause of their duties are becoming victims of harassment, torture, unlawful arrest, detention, physical assault, and a threat to life. A worrisome statistics released by International Press Centre’s (IPC) Journalists Safety Desk recently revealed that in the last eight months,…

Life begins at 40 for an exemplary leader and the Managing Director of SBI Media Limited and SBI Group, Rotimi Bankole as he clocks 40 in grand style. The creative and ever active Director launches SBI Media Workshop to mark his milestone birthday.

The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) I met was without a substantive registrar and the entire industry was clamouring for a change — not a change in the management...

As part of effort aimed at offering factual, balanced and credible reporting of news and current affairs about Nigeria and the world, Naija Times, a new online newspaper, was formally introduced...

With a mission to change the narrative in every sphere of Nigeria, an air personnel and political player, Iretidola Ojekhoa, has launched a new television station, TIG TV.

An outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux S.A. (Euronext Paris: DEC), in partnership with Grace Lake Partners (GLP), has expanded the Lagos Traffic System (LATIS) with three new strategic routes across the state from next month. The move is seen as further proof of the firm’s commitment to the state in ensuring viability as the number one…

The International Press Institute (IPI), global network of editors, publishers and leading journalists, kicks off its first virtual World Congress today, September 15. Between September 15 and October 8, each Tuesday and Thursday, the congress will be re-imagining journalism through a one-on-one conversation lasting about 45 minutes, followed by an hour-long panel. On the opening…