Nigerian investigative journalist and former presidential aide, Chief Jackson Ude, has empowered 80 youths from Nkporo in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State with ₦1 million each in business grants as part of his empowerment initiative. The gesture, according to Oscar Chibueze, Ude’s Ambassador in Okwoko Nkporo, is...
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Provost of the College of Education, Oju, Prof Boniface Odeh, has described his recent Award of Excellence by the Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria (ECAN) as proof that good work does not go unnoticed, urging Nigerians to remain committed to excellence wherever they find themselves. Speaking to NATIONAL ACCORD...
Office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has dismissed reports alleging that the 2026 federal budget contains a ₦1 billion provision solely for the purchase of musical instruments for churches in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State. In a statement issued on...
Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi, presided over by Justice Shishi, has fixed October 22, 2026, for the pre-trial of a case against Mr. Henry Ibya of Al-Jazirah Newspaper. The court had adjourned the case during the previous sitting to allow the parties to file their processes for...
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has concluded a training programme for journalists. In a statement, the Commission said the workshop was designed to improve journalists’ understanding of regulatory activities and strengthen the quality of reporting on the electricity sector. The three-day capacity-building workshop organised for energy correspondents and media...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has challenged education correspondents across Nigeria to leverage available education data to hold state governments and other stakeholders accountable for improving learning outcomes and delivering quality education. Alausa stated this in Abuja on Wednesday at the Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria (ECAN) 2026...
Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has announced the release of journalist Zainab Sodiq, who was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) over her possession of a drone. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Secretary of IPI Nigeria, Ahmed Shekarau, said Ms...
Association of Igede Media Professionals, (AIMP) is inviting the general public to its 2nd Public Lecture holding on Thursday July 16, 2026 by 10am at Merit House, Maitama, Abuja. A statement released to journalists in Abuja by the Chairman, Central Planning Committee, Patrick Akobo Ulaka (DMA) and the Chairman,...
Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Plateau State chapter, has called for collective action to end the stigma surrounding menstruation, warning that silence and misinformation continue to deny many girls confidence, education and good health. Chairperson of the association, Mrs Grace Gotip, made the call on Thursday in Jos...
ABUJA – Executive Director of Development Specs Academy, Professor Okey Ikechukwu, has emphasized the crucial role of the media in safeguarding national security, saying journalists must balance the public’s right to information with the responsibility to protect sensitive information that could endanger the country. Speaking during an interactive session...
A civil society group, Concerned Nigerians for Peace, Security and National Unity, has announced plans to stage a peaceful road walk in Abuja on Monday to mobilise support for collective action against insecurity and promote national unity. The group said the security situation across the country requires all Nigerians,...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has broken its silence on the controversial stoppage of US-based Nigerian journalist, poet and author, Prof. Okey Ndibe, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, saying the incident was part of a routine security procedure rather than an arrest or detention. In a...
Accountability Lab has trained journalists, civil society organisations (CSOs) and social media influencers in Plateau State on digital rights protection, citing low public awareness of online safety, data protection and mechanisms for reporting digital rights violations. The training, held in Jos with support from Luminate, focused on equipping participants...
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...
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...