Tag: Journalists
Policemen bar Journalists from covering Kaduna APC senatorial primaries
Some security personnel on Saturday bared journalists from covering the APC senatorial primary election in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Osun Guber: APC candidate urges journalists to display professionalism
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has…
Malaysia: Journalists welcome move to repeal ‘fake news’ law
The Foreign Correspondents Club in Malaysia (FCCM) welcomed Friday the new government’s move to repeal a “fake news” law, in…
No to unlawful arrest, harassment of journalists
The reprehensible arrest of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, over the leak of the police interim report of the probe…
#EkitiDecides: NUJ cautions journalists on safety, fake, sensational news
As the 14 July gubernatorial election in Ekiti State continues to generate tension, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti…
2019 elections: Journalists must be unbiased in their reporting – Buhari
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has charged journalists in the country to ensure they are unbiased in their reportage of the…
8 journalists, 17 others killed in Kabul suicide bombing
A coordinated double suicide bombing by the Islamic State group hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing at least 25…
Turkey’s coup attempt: Six journalists sentenced to life imprisonment
A court in Istanbul on Friday sentenced six Turkish journalists to aggravated life imprisonment each over their alleged involvement in…
Nigerian journalists tasked on child rights, protection
Mr Onche Odeh, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Communication Specialist, on Thursday called on Nigerian journalists to lend their voices…
Dogara calls on media houses to provide life insurance for journalists
Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has called on owners of media organisations in the country to provide…
Oba Ewuare donates N500,000, cow, rice to Edo journalists
Oba Ewuare II of Benin has donated N500,000, cow, and two bags of rice to Edo chapter of the Nigeria…
Poor media remuneration: Osinbajo seeks remedy
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday criticized the non-payment of salaries of media practitioners by their employers and called for…
UNAIDS, NNPA collaborate to empower journalists
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in collaboration with National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA), USA, has pledged to empower…
Ogun speaker lauds journalists
Mr Suraj Adekunbi, the Speaker, Ogun House of Assembly, on Wednesday, lauded journalists for their effective media reportage of the…
WHO trains 30 journalists on emergency health coverage tips
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, began a two-day training programme for over 30 journalists in Maiduguri on emergency…