International Day For Universal Access To Information
Everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information, this right is an integral aspect of freedom of expression. This makes the right to universal access to information intertwined with the freedom of the press, as such, universal access to information is a pillar of healthy, inclusive, informed and democratic societies. The media plays…
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IWD 2022: AMDF Sensitizes Kaduna Community Women on VAWGs/VAPP law
To commemorate the International Women’s Day 2022, Africa Media Development Foundation on Tuesday organized a community awareness and sensitization forum on gender equality and Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law. The meeting which was organized for 50 women in Rigasa, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis, had in attendance, the Ward head and the Imam of the…
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SDGs: Commissioner Commends AMDF
Kaduna state commissioner for human services and social development, Hajia Hafsat Baba Mohammed has commended Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) for its efforts towards sustainable development goals in Kaduna. The commissioner made this remark in a meeting with staff of AMDF and women representatives of the Rigasa Women Corporative, who paid a visit to the…
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AMDF Commences Media Training on Food Security
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) in partnership with OmniAgrik Specialities recently commenced the Training of Journalists in Kaduna on Reporting Food Security Project. Coming on the heels of a recent report by the World Food Programme which revealed that Nigeria and 22 other countries across the globe would experience acute food insecurity over the next…
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Advocacy Visist To The District Heads of Kufana And Doka.
As part of strategy to ensure community inclusiveness and ownership in the “Advocating for the Prevention of Gender Based Violence” Project in Kaduna, AMDF recently visited the District Heads of Kufana and Doka to garner their support. The project seeks to curb incidences of Gender Based Violence in six Communities each of Kufana and Doka…
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AMDF Congratulates Gloria Kasang Bulus over Climate Reality’s Green Ring Award
By Sekyen Dadik Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) Congratulates Gloria Kasang Bulus, the Executive Director, Bridge that Gap Initiative, over the prestigious Climate Reality’s Green Ring Award by Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President, Al Gore. AMDF is happy to celebrate with Gloria, with whom we have partnered to promote climate issues…
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Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship: AMDF Celebrates with Didam Laah
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) congratulates Didam Laah Manasseh, an erudite Nigerian broadcaster, over his selection into the 2020/2021 Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship Programme (KIF). Didam is one of the 16 young Nigerians selected out of a pool of 1,711 applicants for the 2020/2021 Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship Programme (KIF), starting August 17, 2020. The…
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Coronavirus: The Media Is On The Frontlines
By Eugenia Abu For years as an active Broadcast Journalist, I hardly got time off and was on duty back to back as the news never ends. This state of things was daunting for my family and pretty stressful for me. While people took breaks at weekends, I would be on duty on a fine…
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