The African Media Initiative (AMI) in partnership with Development Diaries Ltd/GTE will host the first Social Media Awards Africa (SMAA). According to the organisers, the awards is a premier continental initiative established to recognize and celebrate excellence, creativity and impact of social media.
The planning team for the SMAA has formally announced the...
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) will convene a panel discussion on Cybercrime at the AITEC Africa Conference in July 2014. The panel aims to discuss the Cybercrime Bill 2013; its timing, the controversies surrounding it and what should really be done about cybercrime in Nigeria without hurting Internet Freedom.
According to...
The Local Multi-stakeholders Advisory Group (LMAG) of the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF), in collaboration with other local stakeholders, is organizing a two-day Nigeria Internet Governance Forum in Lagos. The LMAG includes: the Ministry of Communication Technology (MCT), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria...
Applications from eligible musicians between the ages of 19 and 35 are now open for the OneBeat International Musicians Residency Programme for Innovative musicians. OneBeat is a music exchange and incubator for music-based social entrepreneurship encouraging innovative musicians from around the world launch collaborative projects towards making a positive impact...
The Africa Movie Academy Awards has announced plans to honour three African journalists with cash prizes in April 2014.
The award tagged ‘Media Recognition Award’ will give cash prizes of $5,000 to the 1st position, $3,000 to the 2nd position, and $2,000 to the 3rd position as part of AMAA’s...
The 67th World News Media Congress, the 22nd World Editors Forum, and the 25th World Advertising Forum, will take place in Washington, D.C., from June 1 to 3, 2015.
The global event will have participants from about 80 countries in attendance which will make it possible to develop invaluable cooperation, partnership...
