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,…
Nigeria’s national exam body, the National Examinations Council (NECO), has announced new legal and technical measures to fight rampant exam malpractice, much of it facilitated via encrypted WhatsApp groups. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, Mr Ahmed Bagwai, who chairs NECO’s Annual Posting Calendar Implementation Committee, revealed that the council is…
The Nigerian Army says the media has a responsibility to provide timely and useful information to the public while ensuring that such information does not compromise national security. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the opening of 2-day training for Media Operatives in Nigeria. The…
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Media Network has been inaugurated in Kano State during a three-day capacity-building workshop. The inauguration held on Saturday in Kano City saw the emergence of new executive members of the network. Abdullahi Jalaludeen of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) was elected chairman, while Farida Umar of ARTV…
The United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills has said that the media plays an indispensable role in strengthening democracy globally. Mills made the remark at a weeklong training programme for nearly 100 media chief executive officers selected from leading Nigerian media outlets across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Some social media users across the country have advocated for the establishment of an indigenous social networking platforms following the exit threat by Meta. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The users made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, They said…
The Federal High Court in Abujato hear the contempt charge filed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, against Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over alleged social media post in breach of the court order. Justice Binta Nyako, who adjourned the matter until Tuesday by noon, also said she would hear the earlier contempt charge filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan…
A two-day Media CEO Workshop for media executives and senior editors began in Abuja on Monday. Organised by Channels Academy with support from the U.S. Mission in Nigeria, the workshop aims to equip media leaders with the skills to foster a resilient and financially sustainable media landscape. The organisers stated that the workshop is part…
The Director-General (D-G) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has said that newspaper organisations in the country were owing retired journalists more than N1.3 billion unpaid pension contributions. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, by the management of the commission. According to a statement, Oloworaran disclosed this when she…
Mr Sunday Oyinloye, Publisher of Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable, has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to take decisive action against the rising incidents of ritual killings of girls across the nation. Oyinloye made the appeal on Tuesday in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in response to the…
