Segun Olatunji: Media bodies, CSOs, demand probe, prosecution of perpetrators
The undersigned media groups as well as civil society organisations wish to express our deep concern and strong condemnation regarding the recent unlawful arrest, detention, brutalisation and torture of Mr….
My government will uphold media freedom, Tinubu assures NPAN
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will always uphold media freedom and respect opinions, whether they are adversarial or complimentary to his government. Presidential aide, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, stated in…
Nigerian Press Organisation inaugurates Ombudsman to check ethical breachesÂ
The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has taken a bold step to kickstart the new Ombudsman mechanism with the announcement of a nine-man board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC),…
NGE gets over N93m grant for capacity building from US
Nov 14, 2021 The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has received a grant from the U.S. to facilitate capacity building of its members and other senior journalists. The grant of…
Nigerian Editors celebrate Osoba, Obaigbena on birthdays
July 14, 2021 A good manager of human resources, Obaigbena has a mysterious capacity for attracting gifted journalists to his pool ; this approach has fortified the editorial strength of…
When media celebrates media, by Ken Ugbechie
June 1, 2021 The Afternoon of Tributes may have marked a historic moment in Nigeria media as a special moment to celebrate the departed but we must never lose sight…
Nigeria Media owners pay solidarity visit to torched media houses, condemn attack
Media owners and practitioners in Nigeria on Tuesday condemned the vandalism, looting and torching of media houses by hoodlums in Lagos in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests and shooting…
FG pledges to provide incentives for media industry – Lagos NUJ Chairman
Dr Qasim Akinreti, Chairman, Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), says the Federal Government has promised to provide incentives for the media industry to cushion the effect…
NGE seeks FG’s intervention fund to save the media from total collapse
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called for Federal Government’s intervention fund to avert collapse of media houses in the country. The Guild made the appeal in a communique…
NPO rejects primitive Press Council Bill
The Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO) has called on the Senate to drop the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) Repeal and Re-enactment Bill 2018, saying it seeks to criminalise journalists and journalism…