Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Sokoto State, Mr. Saidu Mohammed, has urged journalists to remain committed to the core principles of verification and authentication of information before publishing reports. Mohammed made the call while receiving the leadership of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union...
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International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has called for urgent and sustained efforts to protect journalists in Nigeria, as it joined the global community to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2026. The day, marked annually on May 3, was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1993 to...
As the international community marks World Press Freedom Day, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the government of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to urgently ensure...
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has clarified one of the comments made by the Minister during yesterday’s Media Chat, on Channels Television’s Seun Okinbaloye, saying he only spoke figuratively. Olayinka, in a...
Amnesty International has strongly condemned what it described as reckless and violent remarks made by Nyesom Wike, following his controversial comment about shooting a journalist during a live television discussion. The human rights organisation warned that such language from a senior government official could encourage violence against journalists and...
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum and governors of Kwara, Lagos, Taraba, Kogi, and Akwa Ibom States attended the book launch and 60th birthday celebration of veteran journalist and Director of News at TVC, Babajide Otitoju. The event, held on Monday at the NAF Conference...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored the Nigerian media to be partners in progress with the government by utilising their platforms to strengthen the nation’s democracy through constructive journalism and critical thinking. He observed that a society is destroyed not by the absence of ideas but by the...
The family of Oluwakemi Oyeteju James has announced the burial programmes for the late businesswoman and wife of eminent journalist and former Editor of Ovation International Magazine, now Senior Special Assistant (Lagos Liaison) to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Michael James. According to a statement by James on Sunday,...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has reaffirmed the critical role of journalists in strengthening democracy and promoting accountability, describing them as indispensable partners in the pursuit of good governance. The governor made this known on Thursday night while hosting members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto State...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has cautioned journalists to be vigilant against what he described as “latter-day activists,” accusing some politicians of attempting to undermine Nigeria’s democracy when government policies do not favour them. The governor gave the warning on Thursday night after hosting journalists to an Iftar, the...
Another cameraman with the Bauchi State Television Authority (BATV), Kabiru Ahmed Ilaleh, has died from injuries sustained in a recent ghastly road accident in Bauchi State. He was 56 years old. Kabiru died in the early hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the New Surgical Complex of the...
North East Development Commission (NEDC), has donated equipment to journalists who were involved in a motor accident during an inspection tour in Bauchi State. Receiving the items, the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Abdullahi, appealed to the Commission to pay the health insurance...
Within the next several years, the invisible architecture of Nigeria’s democracy faces a quiet but existential threat. For decades, the local press served as the bedrock of our national identity, but today, that foundation is being hollowed out by unregulated global digital gatekeepers. Led by Lady Maiden Alex-Ibru, the...
SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria, a humanitarian organization has organized a three-day capacity-building workshop for media professionals with a focus on child rights law, alternative care guidelines, and child protection. The training whuvh was funded by the European Union (EU) was held at the Amada International Hotel in Maiduguri. The...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed his profound condolences to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the death of seven journalists in a fatal road accident on Monday. The Governor conveyed his deep sympathy through his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, at Jalo Waziri...
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, on Tuesday led a state government delegation to funeral prayers for journalists who lost their lives in a tragic auto crash, while also visiting survivors receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Gombe. The victims were among journalists and media workers...
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to step up its fight against corruption, particularly among public office holders. Speaking when the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC, Makurdi Command, ACE Effa Imo Okim, paid him a courtesy...
Kaduna State Government, in collaboration with the Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, has trained 30 journalists on conflict-sensitive and peace-oriented reporting. The one-day capacity-building workshop, held in Kaduna, focused on enhancing the role of the...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains an ally of the media, and is committed to protecting and advancing the journalism profession in the country. The Vice President recalled that President Tinubu has long...
In a bid to promote gender-inclusive governance and amplify female participation in politics, particularly at the grassroots level, the European Union (EU), in collaboration with development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), has organized a capacity-building workshop for journalists and media professionals in Maiduguri, Borno State. The four-day training, held...