Tag: TRAINING

Red Cross International trains journalists on humanitarian reporting

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has commenced training for journalists to enhance their skills in humanitarian reporting. Robin Waudo, the Communication Officer at ICRC, stated this at a  two-day workshop for media professionals on Wednesday in Kano. He said that the workshop was aimed at improving the reportorial skills of journalists, in reporting humanitarian issues in the region. Waudo said that ICRC has been active in bringing relief to victims of war and natural disasters across the world, through its policy of impartiality, neutrality and independence. He said that…

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AFCON Qualifiers: 16 players participate in Super Eagles first training session, Osimhen missing

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Super Eagles on Tuesday in Benin had their first training session in the last leg of preparations for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone. 16 of the 23 invited players took part in the training. Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was however missing from the training, even though it was earlier confirmed he had arrived at the team’s camp. Amaju Pinnick, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), had earlier confirmed Osimhen’s arrival, adding that he initially had some flight challenges. “Osimhen called me two…

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Petroleum Producers advocate special fund for training of Journalists

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Secretary-General, African Petroleum Producers Organisation, Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim, has urged stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to create a specialised fund for training of journalists that cover the industry. Ibrahim made the call while delivering a keynote address at the third Annual Lecture and Awards of Valuechain Magazine, in Abuja, on Monday. The lecture was themed: “The role of Media in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Reform and Investment.” He said that for Nigerians to understand the operations of the industry, those who report its activities must be…

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