The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, has raised concerns over the vulnerability of journalists and editors to health challenges due to the sedentary nature of their work.Continue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye/Joy Mbachi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and journalists have urged Nigerian media houses to institutionalise stronger child protection and safety policies in the newsrooms. Forty journalists from the North Central, South East and South South zones, made the call in a resolution after a two-dayContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola/Kemi Akintokun The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) on Tuesday called on journalists to intensify public enlightenment on the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) and the mandatory social health insurance programme, Ilera Eko. The Director-General, LASHMA, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, made the call at a two-day capacity-building programmeContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has urged journalists and social media influencers to intensify public education on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to strengthen HIV prevention. The Director-General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori, made the call on Thursday in Abuja during a two-day training forContinue Reading
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has reiterated its commitment to strengthening the capacity of journalists and media stakeholders to promote accurate, balanced and impactful reporting on Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.Continue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, in partnership with Chevron Nigeria Ltd., on Tuesday trained journalists on data accuracy and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in energy reporting. The training, held in Abuja, was part of the 2026 Chevron Media CapacityContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged education correspondents to use the Federal Ministry of Education’s digital data platform to hold state governments and local authorities accountable for education outcomes across the country. Alausa gave the charge in Abuja on Wednesday at the 2026 AnnualContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ), Kwara Chapter, has appointed a three-man committee to conduct its election. A statement issued on Friday in Ilorin by the committee’s Chairman, Mr Yinusa Giwa, said that Hadjia Bilikis Oladimeji would serve as secretary while Mr Jacob Ayanda would serveContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje The African Polling Institute (API) has called on journalists to use data driven reporting and responsible narratives to promote social cohesion, national unity and inclusive development. The call was made at a workshop on “Equipping Policy Executives and Media Practitioners as Champions of Social Cohesion’’ organised byContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu/ Mercy Omoike Lagos, June 1, 2026 (NAN) The Head of the Lagos Sub-Office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Ali Ali Ibrahim, has urged journalists to adopt a human-centred approach in reporting migration issues. Ibrahim made the call while welcoming journalists to a three-dayContinue Reading
