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...
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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...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of Benue State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said that it would boycott the activities of Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). This was contained in resolutions after an emergency congress of...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Members of the Bauchi State Government House Press Crew are in Jos, Plateau State capital for a 3-day retreat organized by the Office of the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado. The retreat, sponsored by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed is among...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Christian Aid and Cooperazione Internationale with support funding from the European Union has flagged off two days workshop for journalists in Sokoto on disaster reduction and social safety. Given reasons for the training, the organizers said it was geared towards educating the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one day training workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Media Reporting and Community Advocacy of Transitional Justice and Reconciliation on Monday in Maiduguri held at Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall Giwa Barrack Area Maiduguri . In...
An Imo-based journalist, Mr Reginald Mbajunwa, has narrated how his 17-year-old son, Nzubechi, was kidnapped by hoodlums on his way to Church for a crossover night on Wednesday, January 31. Mbajunwa, the Director of News at the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, told newsmen on Thursday in Owerri that he...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Dangote Group on Thursday began a 2-day capacity building for 50 journalists from North West states of Nigeria on ethics, skills and personal qualities for reporting in the digital age. Speaking in his welcome address, the Dangote Head of Communication, Jibril Abubakar said the...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – Stakeholders at a one day training workshop organized by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) for journalists have called for more media advocacy through early reporting.of impending disasters and security challenges. The workshop which took place over the weekend at the...
Two journalists in Kogi have emerged millionaires at the maiden edition of the Gov. Yahaya Bello (GYB) Essay Competition for journalists in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emmanuel Adeyemi of The Sun Newspaper, emerged overall winner with a price of N2 million, while Richard...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has organized a one day investigative training workshop for journalists on effective reporting of money laundering and terrorism financing. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the workshop was held on Thursday at EFCC Zonal Command’ Conference Hall in Maiduguri....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)says it has trained about 800 journalists on dangers of bleaching cream to enable them effectively enlighten the public. The agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Abubakar Jimoh, made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri at the launch of...
The police command in Ogun has arrested a suspect, allegedly connected with the kidnap of a journalist, Oluseun Oduneye, at Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode on March 9. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday, said that the suspect...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A total of 50 journalists from Nasarawa State, have been trained by Afropolitan Media Limited in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Nigerian Tax Administration. The one-day sensitisation workshop took place on Wednesday in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of Nassarawa...
Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday ordered that the court should be vacated during proceedings in the trial of Dr Femi Olaleye charged with defiling his wife’s niece. The prosecution had requested that journalists should be stopped from covering Wednesday’s proceedings...
The Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Salisu Abdullahi has advised journalists covering the judiciary to always approach court registrars for court records whenever they are in doubt about any proceeding. Justice Abdullahi who gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja at the close of a two-day...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Participants at a two day training workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organizations in the North East Zone have called on media practitioners to shun fake news and enhance their conflict sensitive reportage of the 2023 general elections. The participants made their resolved known...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged journalists to avoid rushing to publish news that are not properly verified and processed, under the breaking news syndrome. Mr Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education of INEC, gave the advice at a one-day training for...