By Philip Yatai Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and members of staff of the agency have eulogised Mr Ephraims Sheyin for giving 35 years of his life to the agency. Sheyin joined the service of the agency in 1989 as a reporter and roseContinue Reading
The management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has approved the appointment of Mr Mufutau Ojo as Editor-in-Chief. He succeeds Mr Ephraims Sheyin who retired on Dec. 11 after 35 years in the service of the agency. Ojo is a 1988 graduate of the English Department atContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, has called on media owners to embrace innovation in their editorial operations. Ali made the call on Tuesday in a goodwill message at a retreat organised by the management of VoiceContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo An editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gregory Maduakolam, has been kidnapped. A statement by the management of the agency in Abuja said Maduakolam was kidnapped in Owerri on Thursday night. The specific area from where Maduakolam was abducted could not beContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, has lauded National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), for efforts toward reducing counterfeit goods in Nigeria. He gave the commendation when Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of theContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin Two leading news agencies – China’s Xinhua and Nigeria’s News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) – have agreed to work toward promoting a good image for the African continent. The duo agreed to pursue the goal when Mr Li Weifei, Xinhua’s Regional Bureau Chief for Africa, paidContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, says the agency will commence broadcast in local languages before the end of 2025. Ali made this known on Wednesday in Abuja at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Special CommitteeContinue Reading
A News Analysis By Sumaila Ogbaje, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) It was in Oct. 3 that the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) held its inaugural International Lecture intended to serve as wakeup call on stakeholders in security sector on the need to be more proactive in the fight againstContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, on Monday, said two of the agency’s staff members were dismissed over allegation of corruption. Olukoyede disclosed this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by theContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, has urged journalists to explore opportunities provided by all-media platforms. He made the call at the Global South Media and Think Tank Summit taking place in Sau Paulo, Brazil. TheContinue Reading
