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October 4, 2023 No Responses

Lagos, Kwara, NNPC, Customs, Others Back GOCOP 7th Annual Conference

The Lagos and Kwara States government as well as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are drumming support for the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October...

March 25, 2023 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Louis Odion At 50

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated famous journalist and writer, Louis Odion as he marks his 50th birthday, describing him as an indisputable journalism icon. The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by his spokesman, Mala...

January 6, 2022 No Responses

Journalist Drags IGP, Dangote Refinery, Six Others To Court, Demands N100m Compensation

The Editor-in-Chief of Money Management Series (MMS) Plus Newspaper, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke has instituted a civil case against the Inspector General of Police, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Onikan Lagos, Lagos State Police Commissioner a...

May 5, 2021 No Responses

Another Journalist Kidnapped

The Police in Adamawa have confirmed the kidnap of a journalist, Mrs Amra Ahmed, a Senior News Editor with the Adamawa State Broadcasting Cooperation (ABC). DSP Suleiman Nguroje, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the deve...

February 12, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Journalists To Rename NUJ Lighthouse After Jakande

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, has said that it would rename the NUJ Lighthouse in Victoria Island after late Alhaji Lateef Jakande who died on Thursday at his Ilupeju residence in Lagos. The Chairman, NUJ Lagos...

January 6, 2021 No Responses

Speaker Tasks Lagos NUJ On Fake News

The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has advised the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, to sanction perpetrators of fake news. Obasa gave the advice when the executive members of the state...

January 4, 2021 No Responses

Journalist Seeks N7.5m To Save Son

A female journalist, Mrs Mercy Omoike, has appealed to kindhearted Nigerians, corporate organisations and the three tiers of government for financial assistance for a heart surgery for her nine-week-old baby. Omoike, who works with the News Agency of Nigeria (...

August 16, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Celebrates Kingsley Osadolor at 60

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with journalist, lawyer and administrator, Kingsley Osadolor on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina in Abuja on Saturday, joined the media and the legal pro...

October 28, 2019 No Responses

Catholic Cleric Urges Journalists To Rebrand Nigeria

Rev. Fr. Christian Anokuru, Head Coordinator, Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, has called on journalists to rebrand the country by reporting fearlessly, as demanded by the ethics of their profession. The priest made the call during Sunday’s Thanksgiving Service ...

June 23, 2018 No Responses

GOCOP Backs New Media Code For Election Coverage

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed optimism that the newly launched Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage (Revised Edition 2018) will to a large extent guide operators and separate trained journalists from those who suddenly fo...

June 22, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Implores Journalists On Hate Speech, Fake News

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared open the 2018 International Press Institute World Congress with a call on journalists worldwide to address the menace of fake news and hate speech for the good of humanity. The President, who was speaking...

October 7, 2017 No Responses

Four Journalists emerge winners of PwC media excellence awards, gets N2million

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – Out of 123 entries, four Nigerian Journalists have emerged winners of the 2017 PwC’s media excellence awards. The award ceremony was held on Friday evening in Lagos and had in attendance print, electronic and...