By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter EVERY 11 MINUTES, a woman is murdered. Every eight minutes, a girl endures female genital mutilation. Every three seconds, a girl is forced into marriage before she turns 18. These harrowing statistics, released by UN Women, underline the staggering reality of violence against women and girls globall...
By Joke Kujenya CHALLENGES IN journalism education and media collaboration between Russia and Africa took centre stage at the 2024 Russian-African Media Forum. Held on October 21-22 at RUDN University. The event brought together over 150 young media practitioners, educators, and stakeholders to address pressing issues like disinformation and c...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 270 Nigerians languishing in Ethiopia’s Kaliti Prison face dire conditions as a Federal High Court in Abuja orders their repatriation. The court also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to bring the detainees home after Ethiopian autho...
By JKNewsMedia AHEAD OF the Ondo State governorship bye-elections on Saturday, November 16, 2024, media and civil society experts have called on journalists to play a pivotal role in fighting misinformation. The charge came during a November 13 webinar titled “Misinformation and Elections: Journalists, Public Educators, and Opinion Shapers,” o...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER100 media professionals in person and online, delved into critical career issues and the evolving demands in journalism. Experts from diverse fields also shared insights aimed at equipping journalism professionals to navigate the industry’s rapid shifts towards expanding their career horizons. Si...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FATALITIES AT an illegal mining site in the Gashaka-Gumti National Park, spanning Taraba and Adamawa states, have intensified demands for enforcement against unauthorized mining in Nigeria. About 30 miners are presumed dead following the collapse of the pit on November 6 in Buffa, a zone now under sc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AS JOURNALISTS in Nigeria continue to face persistent attacks, raising serious concerns about their safety, the International Press Centre (IPC) in Lagos, has urged media organizations and stakeholders to collaborate on creating a secure environment for reporters across the country. The IPC said this...
By Joke Kujenya A PALPABLE sense of excitement fills the air at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), as the sun rose over Ogba, Lagos, on Monday. Today marks not just the beginning of the 2024/25 academic session but also the dawn of a new era for this prestigious institution. Students, lecturers, and visitors stepped […]
By Joke Kujenya AS WORLD Thrombosis Day is marked globally on October 13, 2024, concerned medical experts have issued a passionate call for increased awareness of thrombosis, urging both the government and healthcare stakeholders to take immediate action in combating this silent killer. They emphasize the deadly consequences of thrombosis, a c...
PROTESTERS FACE repression as Illegal mining, known locally as “galamsey,” has wreaked havoc on water bodies, farmlands, and communities in Ghana. The devastating effects of galamsey, including the contamination of major rivers like Densu, Birim, Pra, Ankobra, and Tano, have left citizens without access to clean water. Dangerous ch...
