Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, former United Nations General Assembly President, will chair the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto first Mass Communication International Conference scheduled for June 7. This is contained in a statement by Dr Danladi Bako, Chairman of Organising Committee of the conference on Friday in Abuja. He said that theContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Lagos State Unified Media Health Coalition has reiterated commitment to improving maternal and child health outcomes through a more coordinated media reportage and information dissemination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the coalition, formed under the auspices of the International SocietyContinue Reading
A media practitioner and ADC chieftain, Mr Kabiru Saje, has called for establishment of National Journalists’ Protection and Welfare Framework to ensure swift prosecution of attacks on journalists and improved professional welfare.Continue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged media professionals and creative workers to reject fake news and divisive narratives. Idris gave the advice on Tuesday at the unveiling of the Roadmap to Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) at 50thContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the appointment of Mr Ikharo Attah as Special Adviser on Media and Communication in the Office of the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. The announcement is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Mr Lanre Lamina,Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Labour Party has insisted that it does not presently operate any social media account. Senior Special Adviser (Media) to the party’s Interim National Chairman, Ken Asogwa, said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Asogwa said that the attention of the party’sContinue Reading
Insecurity: FG warns media, public against harmful narratives Continue Reading
Media key player in fight against corruption—MinisterContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has taken delivery of media equipment from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to boost the operations of its radio broadcast. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDDC, Mr Samuel Ogbuku, said the gesture was a deliberateContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) have emphasised the role of the media in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. They made the remarks at the National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) mediaContinue Reading
