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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Aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the three senatorial districts in Kaduna State on Tuesday rejected the outcome of the party’s senatorial primary elections, alleging widespread irregularities and violations of party guidelines. The aggrieved aspirants, led by former Senator Danjuma Laah, alongside Michael Ayuba Auta and...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has appointed journalist, lawyer and pro-democracy advocate Osa Director as its National Publicity Secretary. The party also named Peter Agbo Ekele and Lawal Sabo Ibrahim as Deputy National Publicity Secretaries. The NDC said the appointments are part of efforts to build a communication team...
The Editor of TheNewsGuru (TNG), Ediri Oyibo, is set to officially unveil a new book titled “Journalism NeXt: A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Journalism,” in a landmark event that promises to contribute significantly to the evolving media landscape in Nigeria and beyond. The book, which is the product of...
Country Director of Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has called on journalists across the country to embrace peaceful and responsible reporting as a vital tool for national transformation and unity. Hayab made the call during an Iftar jointly organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),...
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...
No fewer than 14 journalists sustained varying degrees of injuries following a road accident on Friday, February 6, 2026, along the Duguri–Yashi Highway in Bauchi State. The journalists were on official assignment covering the commissioning and inspection of projects executed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) across the...
– As weak journalism poses national security, democratic, and economic risks Nigeria’s major media and journalism organisations have issued a joint call on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to urgently intervene to protect the Nigerian press from what they describe as the growing dominance of global digital...
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...
Immediate Past Elected Councillors Forum of Nigeria, Plateau State Chapter, has raised concern over reports alleging that Governor Caleb Mutfwang may be considering a defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The position was made known at a press briefing held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat...
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...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated renowned journalist and former presidential adviser, Dr. Reuben Abati on his 60th birthday, November 7, 2025. The president in his congratulatory message on Friday said Abati as a public intellectual, author, columnist, law graduate and broadcaster, has distinguished himself wherever he has traversed: in...
There is high hope for the sacked employees of Local Government Councils in Benue State who were employed in 2011 but sacked in 2017 by the previous administration of the state. The Chairman, Benue State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), Mr. James Ivever, while briefing journalists at the NUJ...
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...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Dental students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have decried spending a decade in school for a six-year course due to stalled accreditation, lamenting emotional trauma, financial strain, and shattered hopes in Nigeria’s educational system. Speaking during a press conference at the Nigeria Union of...
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...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the state’s right to host the coming Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) national media summit in the state The governor gave the approval while he played host to the National President of NUJ Comrade Alhassan Yahaya at on Monday. The governor while...
A private organization, Defend Trust Fund Campaign (DTFC), has unveiled plans to launch a nationwide movement to raise ₦100 billion for the empowerment of families of soldiers and other paramilitary personnel across the country. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat, Kaduna,...
The Department of State Services (DSS), has released two reporters of Jay 101.9 FM, Jos, Plateau State, wrongfully arrested during the visit of President Bola Tinubu on Saturday. President Tinubu was in Plateau for the burial of mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwadta...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has urged journalists to uphold the ethics of their profession by shunning fake news and hate speech. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Dauda Iliya, Zulum emphasized the critical role of the press in strengthening democracy and fostering development. Governor...