By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The publisher of Neptune Prime newspapers, Dr Hassan Gimba, anipr, has announced plans to commission three major projects in his home state, Yobe State. In an invitation letter sent to newsmen on Wednesday, the publisher disclosed that the event, which is scheduled to take...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Over 45 selected journalists from Nasarawa and Benue States, have been trained on sensitive reportage during conflicts in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The one day workshop put together by consortium partners and sponsored by USA aid (USAID), was held on Wednesday, in Benue...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a Maiduguri-based NGO, organized a one-day training for media forum members on survivor-centered advocacy for transitional justice in Borno State. The event took place at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Banquet Hall in Maiduguri on Saturday. In her...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A security operative attached to the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has threatened to deal with journalists who are members of the Correspondents’ Chapel. The journalists were at the Palace of the Emir of Katagum, when the Governor visited the local government after...
The Chief of Defence of Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged the media to stop giving undue publicity to the #EndBadGovernance protests by some groups. “I noticed that all the stations were hooked up to the protests the other day. “The media should not do this. This...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has expressed concern over the increasing attacks on journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. This is contained in a statement issued and signed on Friday by the President of IPI...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the Borno State Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement (MRRR) organized a one-day workshop for working journalists in Borno State on the role of the media in social reintegration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists and peacebuilding....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos- Journalists in Jos, Plateau State, have been tasked with promoting peace through conflict-sensitive reporting. This mandate was the focal point of a three-day workshop organized by the Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA). The workshop aimed to provide media practitioners with the...
The Kaduna State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday announced the release of the journalists and their families who were kidnapped on July 6 . The council’s Chairman, Asma”u Halilu ,made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Gunmen have kidnapped two journalists and their families in Kaduna State on Saturday night. The victims were identified as Abdulgafar Alabelewe, Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Kaduna State NUJ Council, and his three family members, and Abdulraheem Aodo, a correspondent for Blueprint Newspaper,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A delegation of journalists from the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Borno State Council of the NUJ, led by Vice Chairman Abdulkarim Haruna and Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel Ndahi Salihu Marama, on Tuesday paid a condolence...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has denied snubbing newsmen who honoured his ministry’s invitation for a news conference in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls the minister allegedly walked out on the newsmen during his turn to present this ministry’s score card after one year...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel recently organized a memorial and prayer session to honor eight journalists who tragically lost their lives in a motor accident on May 16, 2007. The event, which marked the 17th anniversary...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, has sought the support of journalists in the state towards promoting the policies and programmes of the government under his leadership. Governor Sule, made the call through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, when he...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has again raised the alarm over the safety of journalists in the country. This follows the report of the abduction of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged Nigerian authorities at all levels of government to “stop using repressive and anti-media laws such as the Cybercrimes Act...
As the world celebrates the 2024 World Press Freedom Day, the Federal Government has restated its commitment to protect the rights of journalists and promote responsible journalism in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation made this know in his remarks at the Ministerial Press...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Daily Trust Foundation, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust titles, has organized a 3-day workshop on advanced data journalism for journalists in North East, Nigeria. The workshop which was held in Maiduguri on Tuesday, drew...
By PAUL EJIME – Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, who was instrumental in the formation of ECOMOG, the regional Ceasefire Monitoring Group set up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to end the civil war in Liberia, has made a strong case for...