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NUJ FCT, Nizamiye Hospital Screen 300 Journalists

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, in partnership with Nizamiye Hospital, provided free health services to more than 300 journalists in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the outreach held at the NUJ FCT Secretariat featured vital tests and consultations across several specialties, including cardiology,…

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President Of Investigative Journalists Lauds British-Nigerian Born Opeyemi As Youngest London Mayor

President of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), Mr Abdulrahman Aliagan, has commended Bright Opeyemi, a British-Nigerian, for emergin the youngest serving Mayor in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Aliagan in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja described Opeyemi’s achievement as a landmark moment in…

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African Journalists Demand Immediate Release Of 3 Detained Journalists In Burkina Faso

The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has called for the immediate release of three journalists detained in Burkina Faso and forcibly conscripted into the armed forces. President of CAJ, Christopher Isiguzo, made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. The journalists are Guezouma Sanogo, President of the Association of Burkinabe Journalists…

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Journalists Have Pivotal Roles In Shaping Public Opinions, Policy Making – UN

Mrs Adwoa Kufour-Owusu, senior human rights adviser, office of the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, says journalists have pivotal roles to play in shaping public opinions and policy making. Kufour-Owusu said this at a-two-day training organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for capacity building on human rights-based approach to migration. The event is…

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