By Deborah Akpede The International Visitor Leadership Programme Alumni Association (IVLPAA), in collaboration with the United States Consulate in Lagos, has called on media practitioners to adopt responsible and ethical approaches when reporting suicide cases. The call was made on Friday in Ikeja during a capacity-building workshop for journalists withContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo The National Communication Team chaired by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Friday in Abuja conducted a comprehensive review of its mid-term performance. The review, which forms part of the team’s commitment to transparency and accountability in public communication, evaluated the effectivenessContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson A University Lecturer, Dr Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle, has called for collective action to ensure the safety of journalists’ in the AI-driven media era. Tijani-Adenle made the call at a media stakeholders roundtable on Artificial Intelligence, titled “The Media and Press Freedom: Issues and Perspectives.” The event was heldContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson Media stakeholders have said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism presents both opportunities and challenges due to its growing integration within the media industry. This observation was made during a media stakeholders’ roundtable on AI, titled: ‘The Media & Press Freedom: Issues & Perspectives’. The event wasContinue Reading
By Mercy Neme The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, says sub-standard products pose great danger to lives and economic development of the country. Okeke said this at a stakeholders’ sensitisation forum the agency organised on Friday in Asaba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first pope born in the U.S.A. Cardinals elected the newly titled Leo to the supreme pontificate with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel signaling theContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian As part of its corporate social responsibility, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd. on Thursday visited the Bethesda Home/School for the Blind in Lagos, praising the students’ skill and talent. Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd operates the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) inContinue Reading
By Magdalene Ukuedojor Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the first American pope. The Cardinals, gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV. The chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke onContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe and Aderonke Ojediran Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has unveiled the Lagos State Access to Finance for SMEs through Cooperatives (LASMECO) to provide access to finance for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and registered cooperative societies in the state. Sanwo-OluContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has unveiled the “1 Million Anambra Digital Tribe” (1MADT), an initiative designed to empower no fewer than one million “Ndi Anambra” – Anambra people, with world-class digital skills. This is an initiative through the Solution Innovation District (SID), toward transforming Anambra intoContinue Reading
