Journalists protest, seeks Ooni’s intervention on N1.6bn NUJ housing scandal
By Femi SHODUNKE NIGERIA: PEEVED subscribers of the N1.6 billion Mowe (Abaren)/Pen-Jewel housing scheme of the Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday sought the intervention of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi in the land scandal. The protesting journalists said that they wanted Oba Ogunwusi to prevail on […]
Veteran journalists suggest regular training for media practitioners
By Sola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: SENIOR Nigerian journalists have called for regular training and retraining of their fellow colleagues to enrich the profession for optimal performance in the discharge of their responsibilities. The veteran journalists, who included publishers, journalism teachers, manager of news and academic researchers, stressed on this on Wednesday while contributing to […]
NTA staffer charges student journalists to expose corruption in campuses
By Ifedayo OGUNYEMI (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: STUDENTS, who are cub journalists in higher institutions in the country, have been counseled to expose corrupt and sharp practices of school authorities through their day-to-day news reporting. A journalist with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Osogbo, Osun State, Oluwatope Alabi, further charged the budding journalists not to relent […]
NUJ begins biometric registration of members soon
By Olusola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: IN order to check the menace of quack journalists, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will soon begin biometric registration of its members. The National Secretary of the union, Shuaibu Usman Leman, said in a notice made available to GatewayMail that the exercise is expected to begin within the […]
Buhari committed to freedom of press, says Adesina
NIGERIA: THE Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has restated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to freedom of the Press, transparency and accountability, as it grapples with the task of restoring the fortunes of the nation’s economy. Adesina gave the assurance when the out-going Chairman of […]
Osoba, Ogun CP, others counsel journalists at BJAN launch
NIGERIA: DESPITE threat by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Broadcast Journalists’ Association of Nigeria (BJAN) on Monday inaugurated its association where ex-Ogun State Governor, Chief Segun Osoba, urged journalists in the country to be objective. The former Governor, who spoke at the event held in Abeokuta to also mark the 2016 World […]
SWAN appoints ex-Governor Daniel as National Patron
NIGERIA: THE Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has appointed former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, as its National Patron. The National President of the association, Honour Sirawo, made this known when SWAN paid a courtesy call on the ex-Governor at his Sagamu, Ogun State residence. Sirawo, who led other members of the […]
Canada chides Chinese Foreign Minister for attacking journalist
CANADA: CANADA has kicked against the scolding of a Canadian reporter by the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, said over the weekend that Canada had shown its disaffection with China over Yi’s berating of the journalist who asked him questions on human rights situation in the Asian country. “I can […]
NUJ blasts Ogun judge for arrest, detention of seven journalists
NIGERIA: THE umbrella body of jounalists in Ogun State on Wednesday took a swipe at an Ota High Court Judge, Justice Nasiru Agbelu, for ordering the detention of seven of its members. The state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) said that the action of Agbelu was “impunity of the highest order.” […]
Kidnap of journalist’s wife: NUJ tasks Arase, Lagos govt
NIGERIA: JOURNALISTS in Lagos State on Monday called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, and his lieutenants, to strive to secure the lives of fellow citizens. The journalists in the Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) made the call while reacting to the abduction of Toyin Nwosu, the […]
