All posts tagged "journalists"
What we'll do to National Assembly over accreditation guidelines for journalists – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the leadership and management of the National Assembly to immediately withdraw the repressive media accreditation guidelines or...
NASS: Saraki to investigate new guidelines for journalists
Olu Onemola, the Special Assistant on New Media to the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has revealed that the Senate will investigate the...
Journalists task FG on direct allocation to local governments
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isizugo has urged the Federal Government to totally implement the direct allocation of money meant...
Press Freedom Day: IPC decries attacks on journalists, fake news
As media stakeholders and freedom of expression activists engage in various discourse on May 3, to commemorate this year's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), the International...
Ghanaian minister resigns after being caught bribing journalist
A Minister of State in Ghana, Rockson Bukari has resigned his position after he was caught on tape attempting to bribe a journalist. The Minister was...
Tension as six journalists die within two months in Calabar
Three journalists; former General Manager of the Nigeria Chronicle, Unimke Nawa, an online Editor of the same establishment, Mr Steven Onoh and the Director of News,...
Politics6 months ago
3 journalists shot as violence rocks Lagos APC rally
Three journalists were on Tuesday shot at a rally organised for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The rally...
Journalists' welfare: NUJ hails Daily Post for prompt payment of staff salaries
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has lauded the management of Daily Post Media Ltd, publishers of Daily Post Nigeria, for prompt payment of salaries of its...
Impeachment: Heavy security at Anambra Assembly, movement restricted, journalists barred
Security officials have this morning cordoned off the Anambra State House of Assembly. 22 out of the 30 members of the Assembly had on Tuesday purportedly...
News11 months ago
NUJ declares Aug. 30 national protest over impunity against journalists
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared Thursday, 30th August as a national day of protest against what it called "impunity against the Nigerian journalist."...
DSS operatives descend on journalists in Osun, destroy gadgets
There was tension in Osun State on Monday night, as operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) attached to the Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs...
Politics1 year ago
Tension in Osun as APC thugs descend on journalists
The political atmosphere of Osun State was charged on Monday morning, as thugs suspected to be working for some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
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Gov. El-Rufai woos journalists, admits making mistakes
The Kaduna State government has finally moved to build a good relationship with journalists practicing in the state after three years of cat and mouse relationship....
Journalists, others scamper for safety as Police disrupt Peace Corps 20th anniversary
The city of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, was on Tuesday thrown into pandemonium as men of the Mobile Police Unit of the Nigerian Police Force...
APC reacts to attack on journalists in Ondo State
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State chapter, on Monday, condemned the attack on some journalists by hoodlums in Akure on Saturday. The News Agency of...
World Press Freedom Day: Buhari begs Nigerian journalists for fair reportage
President Muhamamdu Buhari on Wednesday begged Nigerian journalists to report fairly. He said while he would provide a conducive environment for media practitioners to do their...
Kogi NUJ inaugurates Ethics and Disciplinary Committee, tells journalists to remain upright
Members of the forth estate of the realm in Kogi State, have been asked to live above board in the discharge of their profession, most especially...
Journalists are largely poor, despite their role in nation-building – Aregbesola
Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has decried the poor remuneration of journalists in Nigeria, saying despite their role as reliable and dependable pillar of...
Confusion as Osun govt transfers journalists to classroom
There is a palpable confusion and tension among journalists in Osun State, as two leading members of the profession were last week transferred from the newsroom...
Shehu Sani reveals what will happen to journalists, bloggers if hate speech bill is passed
Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has said Nigerian prisons will be filled with bloggers, critics and perceived political opponents...