communication

NUC Speaks On ‘Scraping’ Mass Communication

January 10, 2020 11:09 am

The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has not abolished the study of Mass Communication in Nigerian universities, saying that the course has just been unbundled into seven other degree programmes.

NAN had reported that the National Universities Commission, NUC, has phased out Mass Communication Degree in Nigeria institutions

Mr Ibrahim Yakasai, the NUC Director of Corporate Affairs, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while clarifying the commission’s position on some online reports claiming that the NUC had phased out Mass Communication, NAN reports.

Yakasai urged universities wishing to run the new programmes to seek permission from the commission before

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Year Of Consolidation For Marketing Communication

December 27, 2019 8:14 am

As practitioners in various sectors of the marketing communications industry wrap up activities in 2019, stakeholders are at crossroads in measuring the growth in the industry for the year.

While it is easy to rate the industry high in terms of innovation membership and creative performance, the financial performance is still abysmally low. According to the President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Ikechi Odigbo, who spoke last week at the 2019 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF), said advertising agencies are thrived despite the economic challenge in the country.

He said, “The advertising industry from the …

Communication minister vows to appeal judgment against APC

April 13, 2019 1:31 pm

The Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has vowed to appeal against the high court judgment which struck out the suit he filed against the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Minister had dragged the party to court for barring him from participating in the governorship primary due to his non-participation in the mandatory one-year national service of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) after he graduated from the university.

The Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Friday, struck out the suit for filing it after the expiration of the 14 days stipulated by the law.

But shittu, who phoned into Southwest Political …