Controversial journalisti Jones Abiri, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Nigerian government for alleged economic sabotage and terrorism. Federal prosecutors filed three counts of terrorism, economic sabotage, and fraud against Mr Abiri on Wednesday morning, according to his lawyer, Samuel Ogala, reports Premium Times. Court filing said Mr Abiri sent text messages from his phone […]
By Chinenye Nwabueze (massmediang.com) Journalism is an exciting profession which keeps you at the forefront of events in the society. As a watchdog, people rely on you to inform and enlighten them on developments in their immediate and larger environment. However, this profession is seen as a man’s job across the world. This is because […]
Channels Television could be described as one of the leading television stations in Africa. This is in view of its unbelievable achievements in Nigeria’s broadcast media industry. It is one of the independent television stations currently broadcasting in Nigeria, since the Federal Government deregulated the broadcast media in 1992. The Company was licensed in June […]
Campus radio is an important educational and social facility for campuses around the world. It prepares students with real-life experience. Most of these stations feature news shows, sports programmes, and public affairs broadcasts, which prepare students for careers in journalism, television, and more. Campus radio station undoubtedly allows students to receive important media experience they […]
The state of press freedom in West Africa is a source of worry to media practitioners especially with the growing incidents of attack and harassment of journalists. The 2019 global press index report ranked most African countries low with damning evidence of hostile atmosphere for journalist in the continent. Though Tunisia proved to be an […]
Government owned newspapers used to be the pillars of the print media landscape in Nigeria. At federal and state level these newspapers had large audience base and reporters of great repute. The situation is no longer same today as most of them are either defunct or appear in the newsstands once in a blue moon. […]
The atmosphere within which the press operate in Nigeria reflects growing incidents of brutality and harassment of journalists and media houses creating a disturbing picture of freedom of the press in Nigeria. The infamous quote of former military ruler of Uganda, Idi Amin “There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech” may […]
Campus radio station provide opportunity for students to receive very essential media experience they may not be able to find anywhere else on campus. Whether it is through research, working with others, or preparing their own material, there is transferable experience in much of what a student disc jockey or student reporter does at his […]
The 2019 edition of World Press Freedom Ranking has shown that Nigeria is still among the most unsafe countries to practice journalism. The country’s ranking dropped to 120 from 119 it was placed in 2018. The world press freedom index is published by Reporters Without Borders, also known as Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF). A total […]
Professors, professionals and practitioners of communication in Nigeria presented new communication curricula to National Universities Commission (NUC). Proponents of the new curricula worked on it for over two years and have been advocating for its acceptance and adoption. They include professors and senior lecturers from the departments of mass communication/communication studies of numerous universities spread […]
Whether you are a student of Nigerian mass media history or not, there are names you should be familiar with when the country’s media landscape is mentioned. These are people that were part of the building and shaping process at various points in the story of journalism in Nigeria. Here are some very famous legendary […]
Public relations is one of the most sought-after programmes in media and communication training schools in Nigeria across the world. Many Nigerian graduates want to major in public relations primarily due to the exciting, prestigious and lucrative nature of this discipline. Even graduates without a background in communication can major in public relations with basic […]
The Nigeria Press Council (NPC) consists of bodies that wield enormous influence on the operations of media houses and behaviour of journalists, and other media workers. These component bodies include the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), educational institutions involved […]
A Press Council is a body that investigates complaints from members of the public against the press and also engages in protection of press freedom. It could be described as the watchdog of watchdogs, since its primary function is to monitor activities of the mass media. Through its efforts, it fosters a sense of professionalism […]
Mass communication is an exciting discipline with different interesting branches that people can specialize in. This is one of the professional courses in Nigeria that most students want to study in the higher institutions. The truth about mass communication is that it is a very wide course and its beyond journalism, even though that is […]