Archive for September, 2008
Multimedia: The Future of Journalism
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Multimedia: The Future of Journalism
09.17.2008
Juliana Taiwo, one of 14 journalists who attended the two-month multimedia and online journalism training by the International Institute of Journalism of InWent Germany, writes that introducing multimedia elements to websites is the future of journalism (more…)
Add comment September 29, 2008
Want German Citizenship? Pass this Test
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Want German Citizenship? Pass this Test
09.25.2008
Juliana Taiwo writes on the reactions of immigrants as well as the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany on the tension created by the mandatory citizenship test by that government which started this month (more…)
Add comment September 28, 2008
Press Freedom in Quote
The President Umaru Musa YarAdua’s government after 72 hours of suspending the operating licence of Channels Television, finally lifted it on Friday afternoon but not before getting some bashing from angry Nigerians especially the press. (more…)
Add comment September 21, 2008
The Effect of Purported Yar’Adua’s Resignation
The Effect of Purported Yar’Adua’s Resignation
The tension at the presidential villa Tuesday (September 16, 2008) afternoon following a false report that President Umaru Yar’Adua might resign because of ill-health after cabinet reshuffle could be cut through with a knife. (more…)
1 comment September 17, 2008
The Nigerian Rave in Germany
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Juliana Taiwo who just came back from Germany, writes about compatriots she encountered during the period who are making the Nigeria proud
“I got sacked once and restated after the Supreme Court ruled in my favour. Despite the fact that I came out tops in a stiffly contested interview in the German police in 1989, I have had to fight several battles these past 27 years to retain my employment,” says Mr. Grey Okute a Nigerian born engineer and forensic scientist/environmentalist with the German Police, Berlin. (more…)
Add comment September 15, 2008
Nigerian Lawmakers Get Pay Rise, Workers Seek Pay Rise
This is not the best of times for Nigerian workers. I returned from Berlin to meet what is dominating public discuss. Aside from the President’s state of health which has not been made known to Nigerians, Nigerian lawmakers in August barely two weeks after the nation’s teachers called off their one-month strike demanding for better pay for members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, had their salary increased. (more…)
Add comment September 7, 2008
Embracing Fire!
I got into my apartment on Saturday August 30th at about 10 p.m. (Nigerian time) and decided to keep mute about my return. I wanted to rest until Monday but that was not to be. (more…)
1 comment September 3, 2008
