2026 PRNigeria Fellowship: IMPR Graduates 30 Young Journalists, Pate Pushes Digital Mastery and Ethics
The Image Merchants Promotion Limited( IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria, has actually finished 30 young reporters and interaction professionals under the 2026 PRNigeria Young Communication Fellows Programme, concluding a three‑centre training cycle kept in Abuja, Ilorin and Kano.
The last graduation event occurred at the PRNigeria Centre in Kano, where popular interaction scholar Professor Umar Alhaji Pate charged the fellows to accept emerging innovations, obtain pertinent digital abilities and constantly upgrade their understanding to stay competitive in a quickly progressing media landscape.
Resolving media experts, institutional partners and security stakeholders at the event, Pate– previous Vice‑Chancellor of the Federal University of Kashere– took a look at how developments such as the web, expert system, robotics and the Internet of Things have actually changed journalism and tactical interaction worldwide.
He kept in mind that digital interruption has actually heightened competitors amongst news organisations and sped up the speed of news production and usage, particularly through social networks.
Crown prompted reporters to constantly update their understanding, obtain digital proficiencies and adjust to emerging patterns. He likewise required routine evaluations of journalism curricula to guarantee media education equals technological advancements and progressing audience requirements.
“We should frequently upgrade our mentor curriculum and mode of training in order to react to contemporary difficulties and please the requirements of individuals,” he stated.
In his welcome address, IMPR Chief Executive Officer Mallam Yushau Shuaib, represented by PRNigeria Managing Editor Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulraheem, stated the fellowship was developed to coach and gear up the next generation of trustworthy communicators with the abilities and ethical worths needed for efficient media practice.
He stated the fellows were chosen through a strenuous, transparent and merit‑based procedure from 691 applications across the country, with 10 fellows appointed to each of the program’s centres.
“We are going to sustain this practice of mentoring approaching reporters for lots of generations,”Shuaib stated.
Check out Also:
In a goodwill message, Solacebase Media Publisher Alhaji Abdullateef Abubakar Jos prompted the fellows to maintain sincerity, truthfulness and professionalism, and to pursue impactful stories that attend to social obstacles and promote responsibility.
Kano State Police Command representative CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa motivated the graduates to use their brand-new abilities artistically and proficiently within their neighborhoods, worrying the value of reliable public interaction in reinforcing social advancement.
Turad Suraj of the Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo Foundation, a partner supporting the fellowship, praised the graduates and advised them to promote journalistic principles and act as deserving ambassadors of the program.
The royal daddy of the day, Alhaji Bello Maitama, Sarkin Kofar Dukawuya, encouraged the fellows to hold their occupation in reverence and stay dedicated to truthfulness, patriotism and sincerity.
Throughout the Kano mate, fellows communicated with award‑winning investigative reporter Fisayo Soyombo, creator of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Soyombo shared insights from his undercover examinations, including his current report on irregular migration through Libya.
He prompted striving reporters to position public interest, ethical duty and individual security at the centre of investigative reporting.
“Courage without preparation is simply recklessness,” he cautioned, stressing the requirement for danger evaluation, security plans, trustworthy proof and independent confirmation.
Graduating Fellows and visitors at the PRNigeria Center in Kano
Program Coordinator Zekeri Idakwo Laruba divulged that IMPR has actually trained 90 young communicators because the fellowship started in 2024, showing its growing contribution to establishing Nigeria’s next generation of media experts.
The fellowship integrates class guideline, newsroom simulations, mentorship, fact‑checking, digital literacy, crisis interaction, open‑source intelligence and accountable AI application in media practice. It likewise promotes services journalism and development‑focused reporting.
The emphasize of the event was the discussion of certificates to the 10 fellows who finished the Kano associate– the last stage of the 2026 edition.
The organisers declared their dedication to promoting trustworthy, ethical and ingenious journalism efficient in browsing Nigeria’s quickly altering info environment.
By PRNigeria
Discover more from PMN S.P.O.R.T.S - A PRIME MEDIA NETWORK BRAND
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
