Tag: #AfricanMedia
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NAN REPORTER WINS AFRICAN PRESS AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE
Digital payments and youth resilience in Nigeria earn continental acclaim Marrakech, Jan. 29, 2026 – Usman Aliyu, Assistant Chief Correspondent at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has won the 2025 FAAPA Award for Best Feature Article for his compelling report, “Swipe to Survive: How Digital Payments Tackle Youth Unemployment in Nigeria.” The award was…
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WHO URGES AFRICAN MEDIA TO BREAK THE SILENCE ON MATERNAL AND CHILD DEATHS
The World Health Organisation is calling on African media professionals to use their platforms to spotlight the “silent scourge” of preventable maternal, child, and adolescent deaths. Dr. Adelheid Onyango of WHO says too many communities have grown numb to these losses, but even one death is too many. She stresses that shrinking health budgets and…
