Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured media practitioners that press freedom will remain firmly protected under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Addressing the 2025 Conference and Annual General Meeting of the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday, Shettima said journalists play a central role in defending Nigeria’s democracy. The event, themed “Addressing Media Repression…
Rev. Fr. Eugene Ejiofor has urged journalists to put God first in the course of their professional responsibilities by embracing constant prayer. He made the call during a thanksgiving Mass organised by the Anambra State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, on Sunday. The service was…
Nineteen people, including five journalists, were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, intensifying international concern about the mounting toll on civilians and media workers. The victims were struck on the hospital’s fourth floor, according to Palestinian officials. Local media also reported that emergency responders were among…
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the killing of five of its journalists in what it claims was a targeted Israeli strike in Gaza City, renewing concerns over the safety of reporters in the enclave. The network said the journalists were killed on Sunday when Israeli forces struck a tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital, where its…
The Nigerian government has issued a stern warning to journalists and media outlets over the spread of misinformation and fake news, stating that such practices risk igniting national unrest in an already fragile multi-ethnic society. The caution came during the 2025 Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture held in Lagos, where Minister of Information Alhaji Mohammed Idris,…
Gov Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has sworn-in four journalists among others as Board Members of Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the journalists include the State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Samson Nwafor, and Felix Uka of Daily Independent newspaper. Nnamdi Akpa of the Guardian…
No fewer than 500 journalists from within and outside Nigeria have undergone training in emerging digital journalism skills, courtesy of Polaris Bank. Management of the bank said the gesture was aimed at equipping the journalists with the skills and knowledge needed to adapt to evolving media trends. Held in Victoria Island, Lagos, the training had…
Nigerian journalists have been urged to leverage the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, enacted in 2011, to promote transparency and accountability in governance. Mr Simon-Reef Musa, a columnist and member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), made the call during a one-day media training for journalists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday…
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,…
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…
