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Mass Media NG, honours BUK’s first female Professor of Mass Communication, 10 Others
Mass Media NG an International organisation that focuses on Media research, scholarly works and others have honoured Bayero University’s first female Professor of Mass Communications and 9 others from across Nigeria.
Mass Media NG celebrated Professor Hajara Umar Sanda in the chronology of Nigerian Female communications Professors at this year’s award with the theme Women’s equality Day 2020.
Among the 10 professors chosen by Mass Media NG Prof Hajara’s citation was the first to be read.
Others who were honoured include the first female Professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria Prof Chinyere Stella Okunna, from the University of Nigeria Nsuka , a re-known female Professor in Public relations Victoria Ajala, and another First Female Professor of Mass Communications from the University of Lagos Professor Abigail.
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All the Professors honoured on women equality day 2020 by Mass Media NG are 10 female communication Professors from Nigerian Universities and Professor Hajara of BUK is the only Muslim Northerner among them.
Prof Hajara Umar Sanda holds a PhD, MA and BA in Mass Communication from Bayero University Kano (BUK) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).
She was a Fulbright visiting scholar at Ohio University Athens, the USA from 2011 to 2012.
As an Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, she was the pioneering Sub Dean Academics in the Faculty of Communication BUK in 2016 and former Deputy Dean Students’ Affairs, Bayero University Kano from 2016 to 2020.
Professor Hajara Umar Sanda has participated in various conferences and workshops among which include the Global Investigative Journalism Conference at Johannesburg, South Africa in 2017, Oxonia International Conference, Oxford – the UK in 2015, International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) at India in 2014, and the International Facilitators Development Workshop for Active Citizens Project at British Council UK, London in 2014.
Her research interests include Writing for Mass Media, Specialized Reporting, Print Journalism, Health Communication, Investigative & Data-Driven Journalism, Public Relations, Gender studies, and Entrepreneurial studies among others.
She has published two books and numerous articles in Journals and Book chapters.
Her organizational membership include Fulbright Association of Nigeria (FAN), International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), African Council of Communication Education (ACCE), Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) and member Association of Entrepreneurship Educators of Nigeria
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Stampede at Catholic Church in Maitama Claims Ten Lives During Food Distribution
Ten people have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly individuals.
The unfortunate incident, which occurred around 6:30 am, resulted in the loss of ten lives, including four children, and left eight others injured with varying degrees of severity. Four of the injured have been treated and discharged, while the remaining victims are still receiving medical attention.
The FCT Police Command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the tragedy, extended condolences to the families of the deceased, and wished the injured a swift recovery.
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Port-Harcourt Refinery Fully Operational- Says NNPC
The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has been drawn to reports in a section of the media alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed two months ago has been shut down.
We wish to clarify that such reports are totally false as the refinery is fully operational as verified a few days ago by former Group Managing Directors of NNPC.
Preparation for the day’s loading operation is currently ongoing.
Members of the public are advised to discountenance such reports as they are the figments of the imagination of those who want to create artificial scarcity and rip-off Nigerians.
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Port Harcourt Refinery Halts Production Less Than a Month After Resumption
Less than a month after the porthacourt appeared to have resumed production, the facility has stopped working.
It was gathered that the lifting of petrol actually stopped last Friday, December 13, as the 18-arm loading bay of the new Port Harcourt refinery was empty.
While about 18 trucks littered the stretch of the busy road leading to the refinery itself, nine trucks were spotted inside the parking yard, while the loading bay was empty.
Journalists who visited the refinery on Thursday, December 19, 2024, observed that the lifting of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) had stopped completely.
The depot, which is usually a beehive of activities where tankers scramble for space at the parking yard, was a shadow of itself with literally no vehicular or human activity relating to operations.
This was after $1.5bn was approved in March 2021 and spent on the rehabilitation of the facility.
The inauguration of the 60,000 barrel per day production capacity plant by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, was met with celebration and fanfare.
During the re-opening of the facility, there was lifting of petrol to the excitement of the cheering crowd.
However, less than 10 trucks of petrol were lifted that day as against widespread claims that about 200 trucks carried petrol out of the bay.
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