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May 16, 2013

Opinion: The way the media reports Boko Haram needs to change

by Ifeoluwapo Odedere This piece is not a dissection of the activities of the Boko Haram Sect, neither is it ...

March 7, 2013

Opinion: How social media and creative technologies can be used for causes: The #SaveBagega example

by Hamzat Lawal On February 26, 2013, the MMSD announced in a press release that 158.3 million was received by the ministry ...

March 5, 2013

#YNaijaPowerList: Toolz, Ebuka, Alkassim Abdulkadir, Linda Ikeji… See the most powerful young people in the media

by Wilfred Okiche Media confers fame and many confuse fame with power. It’s not. These 10 bright young people on ...

March 2, 2013

Opinion: Time to give Darey a break on $500,000 Kim Kardashian fee

by The Writers’ Creed First, let me disagree with this contentious argument about the fees. I don’t see any reason ...

February 4, 2013

Opinion: The responsibility that goes with free speech

by Ikenna Eze The media in any country is not just an enabler of debate, but a shaper of it. A ...

January 5, 2013

Opinion: My argument in defence of plus-sized ladies

by Onikoyi Falade Babatope …the argument against fat/chubby/big women is more of an economic than health one. It’s good to ...

November 14, 2012

Opinion: Plagiarism and the Nigerian writer

by Chiagozie F Nwonwu Can we change the system? I don’t know, I can’t say, but I know it is ...

November 10, 2012

10 tips for aspiring journalists on how to break into the industry

by Jenna Goudreau This is a relationship business. If I could turn back time, I would have invested even more ...

September 29, 2012

Stephen Igbinedion: A Nigerian perspective (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I sometimes want to exalt Nigeria’s growth, but deep down I know the hope most Nigerians hold onto is gradually ...

September 21, 2012

Opinion: Bad publicity is just plain bad publicity

by Lucinda Boddy I don’t agree with the notion that appearing in the media – no matter the context – ...

September 19, 2012

“The January subsidy protests were sponsored and stage-managed” – President Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the January fuel subsidy protests were not carried out by ordinary ...

September 17, 2012

Opinion: Africa is a dawning success; so why do outsiders think only of poverty and deprivation?

by Jonathan Berman “There are children starving in Africa. Eat your peas.” Surely I am not the only person whose first ...

September 13, 2012

Opinion: An open apology to the young PR professional

by Lisa Astor An agency executive vows to stop reminding her younger colleagues how hard she worked “back in the ...

September 10, 2012

Reuben Abati: The difference between journalism and public relations

by Chido Nwakanma One of the reasons the article fails woefully is the high level of “channel noise” Abati himself ...

September 8, 2012

Yemi Adamolekun: The angry young Nigerian

Unfortunately, for those in government, they see social media as the enemy, not as a platform to engage and receive ...

September 6, 2012

“Okonjo-Iweala is not in charge of repositioning Nigerian sports” – Sports Minister debunks media reports

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s minister of sports, Bolaji Abdullahi has debunked claims by some newspapers that President Goodluck Jonathan has ...

September 5, 2012

Opinion: The President and the national conversation on media bias

by Ayo Olukotun To be sure, objectivity and absolute impartiality or detachment were always myths; self-serving myths in the opinion ...

September 4, 2012

Review: “Hyper-competitive egotist” – American Press puts a new spin on Obama

by Dylan Byers The convergence of skeptical pieces, all of which suggest Obama has failed to live up to the mythic ...

August 17, 2012

Opinion: Does the media pick on pretty women and do you?

by Keli Goff The irony of course is that those targeting Lolo for being attractive — and benefiting from it ...

August 14, 2012

Can the media really drive change? – Report from last week’s Rubbin’ Minds

by Isi Esene This weeks Rubbin’ Minds on ChannelsTV was titled Media for Change. It featured an array of discussants ...

August 1, 2012

“How can a 60-year-old man be an attack dog?” – Doyin Okupe reacts, calls Abati his “younger brother”

by Hauwa Gambo For those expecting a ‘War of the Drs’ – Dr. Doyin Okupe and Dr. Reuben Abati are ...

July 25, 2012

Ferdinand Adimefe: Have you met a generous Ijebu man? (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Every one of as we grew inherited some kind of prejudice and bias from people who had influence over us. ...

June 2, 2012

Report: Freedom of Information Act remains a myth after one year – Confab

by Chi Ibe It’s been a year since the Freedom of Information Act was signed into law in Nigeria. But, ...

May 20, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Six months paid internship opportunity at Ventures Africa

by Seyi Lawal Ventures Africa is currently recruiting intern(s) to assist with developing contents for its Pan-African ...

April 29, 2012

Dele Momodu: Waiting for that Good Nigerian

Terrorism survives on propaganda and its main propeller is the media. The attack on the Nigerian media two days ago ...

February 29, 2012

Ayeni Adekunle, Olamide Adedeji, Matse Uwatse & Others! See our list of the Top 10 most powerful young Nigerians in the media!

by Hauwa Gambo Introducing The Power List We present the most influential young Nigerians under 35 in Business,Fashion, Media, Entertainment, Technology ...

February 28, 2012

#ThePowerList: Who are the most powerful young Nigerians in technology? See YNaija’s pick of the Top 10!

By ‘Ifreke Inyang Exciting things are currently happening in Nigeria’s flourishing technology scene. It’s the one place where the word ...

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