UMAHI DENIES WALKING OUT ON JOURNALISTS
Oluwatosin Enesi- May 29, 2024
Oluwatosin EnesiThe Minister of Works, David Umahi has refuted media reports that he walked out on pressmen during a meeting at the ministry’s conference room on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister…
POLICE DETAIN ICIR PUBLISHER
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 29, 2024
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has allegedly detained Dayo Aiyetan, the executive director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), and Nurudeen Akewushola, a reporter. On…
KANO SUSPENDS MD, APPOINTS NEW ONE
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 28, 2024
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of Hajiya Hauwa Ibrahim as acting Managing Director, Abubakar Rimi Television. The appointment followed the suspension of the managing…
WHY NBC FACES TRUST CHALLENGE, FRANCA AIYETAN
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 27, 2024
The National Broadcasting Commission’s Secretary, Franca Aiyetan, has addressed some of the challenges faced by the commission and revealed what the commission needs to gain more public trust in a…
BENSON IDONIJE: BETWEEN MUSIC AND JOURNALISM
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 27, 2024
Benson Idonije (born 13 June 1936) is a Nigerian broadcaster and music critic popularly known for being the first band manager of Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti. Regarded as one of…
POLICE ARREST ANOTHER JOURNALIST
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 24, 2024
The Abuja council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has berated the police over the arrest of Madu Onuorah, publisher and editor-in-chief of Globalupfront Newspaper. On Wednesday, armed police…
PUNCH JOURNALIST MAKES CJID CONFERENCE LIST
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 24, 2024
Adekunle Sulaimon, a journalist with The PUNCH Newspaper, has been selected by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development as a media delegate to attend its dialogue on the intersection…
JOURNALISTS ADVISED TO BE SECURITY CONSCIOUS
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 17, 2024
Journalists have been urged to be deliberate about their security and safety while discharging their professional duties. This was disclosed by Taye Obateru of the Department of Mass Communication, University…
COMMUNITY BROADCAST SHOULD BE AGENT OF DEMOCRACY, AKINGBULU
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 16, 2024
The Executive Director, Centre for Media and Society, (CEMESO), Dr Akin Akingbulu has said that Community broadcasting stations in Nigeria should prioritise Civic and Voter Education in their programming. He…
EMBRACE ETHICAL JOURNALISM, FRCN BOSS TELLS MEDIA
- Oluwatosin Enesi
- May 15, 2024
Mr Salem Akindele-Rock, Deputy Director Programmes, FRCN, has challenged newscasters to embrace Ethical Journalism above everything else. He said this during the first Paper Presentation tagged ‘Best Practices in Radio…
