Balancing Conflict Reporting With National Interest
National interest. Public interest. These two familiar but seemingly ambiguous concepts were what engaged the attention of journalists who attended a media workshop in Katsina...
Buhari Makes Crucial Pronouncement On Online Radio, TV Stations
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved wide ranging reforms in the broadcasting industry, including the licensing of online radio and television stations.
The Minister of Information...
Bayelsa, Kogi guber: INEC Begins PVC Distribution September 2
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will commence the distribution of 219,935 uncollected Personal Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsa and Kogi on September 2...
Facebook To Curb Fake News Using Yoruba, Igbo Languages
Facebook says it will fight fake news on its platform using Yoruba and Igbo languages.
Kojo Boakye, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy, Africa, said in...
CSO Urges Further Amendment Of Electoral Act, Broadcast Code
A civil society organisation, The Integrity Friends for Truth and Peace Initiative, has stressed the need for further amendment of the 2010 Electoral Act...
Nigerians Have Right To Freedom Of Speech, Says EU
The European Union (EU) ambassador to Nigeria, Ketil Karlsen, said yesterday that the organisation “stands firm on the principles of freedom of speech,” noting:...
‘RevolutionNow’: SERAP Writes UN Human Rights Council Over Attacks On journalists
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to all member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights...
DSS Arrests Ex-Daily Trust Editor Over Facebook Post Endorsing #RevolutionNow Protest
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested Dan-Halilu, a former Politics Editor at Daily Trust newspaper, for endorsing the #RevolutionNow protest.
Dan-Halilu was...
Police Arrest Journalists At #RevolutionNow Protest In Calabar
Three journalists who covered the #RevolutionNow protest in Calabar have been arrested by the police.
The police accused the journalists of being members of the...
Media Ethics And Quest For Journalism Survival
Don decries eroding values of the profession
Journalism has continued to face challenges due to many disruptions that pose threats to the survival of traditional...