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The media landscape of Nigeria has a number of indigenous language newspapers which shared in the credit of developing a vibrant newspaper industry in the country. The first Nigerian newspaper was a Yoruba language newspaper, Iwe Irohin, which was also the first indigenous language newspaper in Africa. It was established …

The history of the Nigerian mass media started with a robust and fierce competition among Newspapers, the early arrivals in the landscape. The industry was dominated by vibrant journalists most of whom doubled as editors/publishers. After Rev. Henry Townsend established the first newspaper in Nigeria in 1859, a plethora of …

People experience suicidal thoughts due to various reasons such as frustration, depression, failed relationship, mental health challenge, academic failure, among others. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1 million people die each year from suicide. It is difficult to anticipate suicide in most instances and this makes it a …

The film production industry in Nigeria is impressively competing with others across the world. Nollywood which is the third largest film industry in the world (after Hollywood and Bollywood) is benefiting immensely from the good quality film production studios scattered across the country. These studios offer both real life and …

A study has revealed that more Nigerian men committed suicide in 2021 than women. This is part of a study being carried out by massmdiang.com, which began in 2019, involving a content analysis of reported cases of suicide in both mainstream and social media from January to December 2021. The …

Yoruba language newspapers constitute a major pillar in the development of newspapers in Nigeria. The first Nigerian newspaper was a Yoruba language newspaper, Iwe Irohin, which was also the first indigenous language newspaper in Africa. It was established in 1859. The media landscape of Nigeria has a number of indigenous …

Local language newspapers constitute a strong pillar in the history of the Nigerian press. Though the environment was very robust and competitive environment for indigenous or local language newspapers to survive, a number of them still did well and share in the credit of developing a vibrant newspaper industry in …

A summary of reports in the Nigerian media on incidents of suicide in 2021 shows that 11 tertiary institution students committed suicide last year. Massmediang has been doing a yearly study on suicide incidents in Nigeria reported in the media. This study shows the trend of suicide cases since 2019 …

The history of the Nigerian mass media started with a robust and fierce competition among Newspapers, the early arrivals in the landscape. The industry was dominated by vibrant journalists most of whom doubled as editors/publishers. After Rev. Henry Townsend established the first newspaper in Nigeria in 1859, a plethora of …

A study of suicide incidents in Nigeria has revealed that hanging is the leading method used by victims of self-murder in the country for the past two years. Reports show that most of the victims of suicide in 2021 took their life through hanging, as was also the case in …

A summary of reports in the Nigerian media on incidents of suicide in 2021 shows that 11 tertiary institution students committed suicide last year. Massmediang has been doing a yearly study on suicide incidents in Nigeria reported in the media. This study shows the trend of suicide cases since 2019 …

The history of the Nigerian mass media started with a robust and fierce competition among Newspapers, the early arrivals in the landscape. The industry was dominated by vibrant journalists most of whom doubled as editors/publishers. After Rev. Henry Townsend established the first newspaper in Nigeria in 1859, a plethora of …

Suicide incidents exist in every society due diverse reasons among which are frustration, depression, failed relationship, mental health challenge, academic failure, among others. What every society strives to do is to reduce the number of suicide incidents prevalent in that society but doing this requires understanding what leads to suicidal …

Suicide incidents exist in every society due diverse reasons among which are frustration, depression, failed relationship, mental health challenge, academic failure, among others. What every society strives to do is to reduce the number of suicide incidents prevalent in that society but doing this requires understanding what leads to suicidal …

The popular saying “it’s a man’s world” is reflected in virtually every sphere of life. Journalism practice is definitely not left out. One of the most dominant indications of male dominance or ‘a man’s world’ impression in the environment of journalism practice is what is called macho newsroom culture. What …