NIJ Voice

   By Odimfe Favour When people say “ the student in me has graduated” , I didn’t fully understand until recently. Tired is an understatement for my situation but this is the final lap and I have to run it. Sincerely I did not know what to expect when we resumed from the festive break but it was clear that there will be a truckload of academic work; assignments, presentations, tests etc. A bridge that we must cross. Yet, the heaviest cloud hanging over our heads or at least I am sure is hanging over my head is the final year project. Can I say I have started? Yes. Can I say it is moving? No! Indeed it is a dilemma. But as we all say, we move >>> While we are moving, the boss is waiting for us in front as usual, in the form of the first-semester examination (cries in advanced radio production). This one is not a bridge o! It is a mountain, in fact it is the Red Sea and sadly everybody is their own Moses. In the midst of all of these, it will be wrong if I don’t mention...

 By Doris Israel Ijeoma, Ugochukwu Jane, Jessica Kings, Gbemisola Adesanya and Victoria Phillips The Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism , has taken a new look. This is following complaints from students of the institute over the discomfort that was experienced before the renovation. In response to these complaints, Nigeria’s leading deep-water energy company, The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company ( SNEPCo ) and Exxon Mobil donated state-of-the-art ICT equipment to improve the hub. The computer laboratory has now been relocated to a wider environment and it is now refurbished. Speaking with NIJ Voice , a National Diploma 1 student, who gave her name as only Katherine expressed satisfaction at the development because it has made her classwork and assignment easier. "The former laboratory was not all that spacious as we did our assignments in groups. But this new laboratory is better, although some computers are malf...

 By Esther Olaifa A picture of the entrance of the Higher National Diploma 2 class bearing the Notice of "No Fee No Entry" which surfaced online is false. This information was gotten after a reporter of the NIJ voice who found the notice pasted on the entrance of the class made the effort to check with the necessary quarters. On A call to the Student Affars officer, Mrs Esther Eke on the 11, January 2022 at about 12: 58 pm, she confirmed that the notice was not from the school management as she is not even aware of it. Student Representative Council President, Adesanya Adedapo , also said " the school has not brought such information to our notice as SRC and we don't think it's the right way to approach the matter" when he was consulted Adedapo later confirmed  that the notice  in question is not from the school management, but was used for an advertisement commercial shot  in the school premises using the HND 2 Broadcast class as one of it's scene. ...

 By Aderoju Noah The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on Twitter after  seven months. The lifting of the ban was announced in a statement by the  Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi yesterday. "The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12am tonight, 13th January 2022." The statement partly reads. Recall that the microblogging site's operations were suspended in the country on the 5th of June 2021 after it deleted a controversial tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for going against its terms and policies. Twitter suspension made it inaccessible to businesses, corporate organisations, media houses and every Nigerian. Making those who want to only able to access it through using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) According to Kashifu,...

By Oyetunde Okikioluwa Former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead. Akala, 71 reportedly died on Wednesday in his Ogbomoso residence. The cause of the death of the APC Chieftain is still sketchy at the moment. Insideoyo.com reported that sources close to him said he left Abuja on Tuesday for Ilorin before proceeding to Ogbomoso where he died in the early hours of Wednesday. Akala, born on the 3rd of June 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, had his elementary school at Osupa Baptist Day School, Ogbomoso before he proceeded to the Kamina Barracks Middle School, 5th Battalion of Infantry in Tamale, Ghana. Akala started out as a  Station Officer in the Nigeria Police, held many command positions and retired as the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Logistics and Supply, Oyo State Police Command. As a politician he has contested, won and lose elections at different levels of government in the state. He served as the Deputy ...

  By Adegunloye Oluwatimilehin The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated the Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 in their opening match of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations  tournament in Cameroon. The record breaking defeat would be Egypt's first defeat at the group stage in 18 years.  A 30th minute strike from the Leicester City Forward, Kelechi Ihenacho gave the Super Eagles a comfortable victory of the most decorated country at the tournament.  There were couple of chances missed by Kelechi Ihenacho, and Awoniyi Taiwo the Union Berlin Forward, who played the number 9 position for the Eagles before being replaced by Sadiq Umar.  CSKA Moscow Forward, Chidera Ejuke came close to doubling the lead for the eagles in the dying hours of the game, but the ball was parried of by the Egyptian goalie. Nigeria currently tops the Group D table, after a goalless match between Sudan and Guinea-Bissau both countries sharing a point, while Egpt is the last on the group table. Super Eagles of...