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UNION OF CAMPUS JOURNALISTS, UI SET TO HOLD 2019 CONVENTION
By Muritala Seun



The Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan under the leadership of Martins Isaac as President is about to commence a week long convention starting from August 31st, 2019 with the theme: “Digital Media, Networking and ICT: Prospects and Challenges for Individual and National Development.” The convention which has various programs for each of the days will have in attendance personalities from different spheres of life such as; the media, academics, politics and so on.

The first day (31st of August) will witness panelists coming to a round table to discuss issues that pertain to national development. The student journalists would also be going round the campus for a rally in order to create awareness about the union. The second day would be spiced up with film show while the third day is going to give opportunity to student journalists to be trained in the art and act of journalism. An excursion to the Ibadan office of Nigerian Tribune Newspaper will come up on the fourth day. This will be followed by hangout on the evening of the same day.

The final day will be colourful as new members of the union who took part in the union’s induction exam and passed are to be inducted into the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan. Grand Patron and Editorial Advisers of the union would subsequently be installed and constituted respectively on the same day.

The exciting moment of the day will be when representatives of the Local Press Organisations (LPOs) who made it to the semi-final of the Professor Francis Egbokhare inter-press debate will know who wears the crown and as well go home with the cash prize. The general public is invited to witness the first and last days of the convention. Student journalists from other universities are expected to witness the convention week.

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