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The British Broadcasting Corporation, a public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom, headquartered at Broadcasting House in London has announced an  apprenticeship classroom-based training (with the BBC Academy and at an external college) and on-the-job work experience. According to the Corporation on its   website,  the aim is to train apprentices to be a BBC junior journalist. "When you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be able to research, develop and produce news stories for mobile, social media and online platforms as well as across our radio and TV output.  Being able to tell the same story in different ways across many platforms will be a key part of what you learn. For details on eligibility and how to apply for this opportunity, visit  BBC CAREER

Share on Twitte Share on Google Plus Share on LinkedIn The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. They create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. They do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries they work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. Future News Worldwide is a unique partnership programme between the British Council and some of the world’s leading media organisations. It aims to assist young people to develop a wide range of journalism skills and to establish the UK as a global leader in the nurturing of young journalists and media figures.

Follow @davidblawal Using infographics, I  attempt to compare the population of Out of School Children (OSC) in Nigeria to the entire population of some African nations. According to statistics provided by UNESCO, there are about 10.5 million Nigerian children that are out of school. This is the largest population of such OSC anywhere on earth, in fact, Nigeria accounts for 47 percent of the world’s population of OSC. In comparison, the entire population of Libya and Liberia is 10,496,000 while the population of OSC in Nigeria is approximately 10,500,000. According to the UNICEF, over the last decade, Nigeria’s exponential growth in population has put immense pressure on the country’s resources and on already overstretched public services and infrastructure. With children under 15 years of age accounting for about 45 per cent of the country’s population, the burden on education and other sectors has become overwh elming . "Forty per cent of Nigerian childr...