Mariam Akinloye
Miss Olaoluwa Esther, a 200 level Journalism Sequence student of the Department of Mass Communication, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), has been nominated by the African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP), as one of the Campus Journalism Fellows for 2024.
Esther’s nomination was contained in a statement released on the AFYMP on its social media handle @africamediafdn, in which the body congratulated all the 19 nominees from campuses within Nigeria and other African countries – Kenya, Zambia, Mali and the Gambia.
AFYMP, a non-governmental organization (NGO) aimed at assisting young media professionals to hone their crafts as good media professionals and writers.
As part of her fellowship, Olaoluwa Esther, who is the Deputy Advert Manager of the Union of Campus Journalist (LASUSTECH chapter), will start her fellowship with a 2-day intensive workshop at University of Ibadan Hotels, between the 15th and 16th of May, 2024.
Meanwhile, the LASUSTECH chapter of the Union of Campus Journalists, has felicitated and wished the AFYMP Fellow the best of luck in her new role as an ambassador of the Union, the Department and LASUSTECH in general.
The initiative is under the auspices of Africa Young Media Professionals with support from Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism and McArthur Foundation.
