Media
10 Dec
In commemoration of this year’s World Television Day, broadcasters and other media professionals have stressed the need for balanced and factual reportage of issues.
10 Dec
President of the Association o f Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Lanre Adisa, has urged practitioners to continue igniting the flame of creativity while upholding standards that make their works exceptional.
3 Dec
Nigerian Marketing Awards continues to inspire passion among marketers and acknowledge excellence among brands, individuals, agencies, and journalists at the third edition of the awards, which took place recently, with the theme “Ignite.”
19 Nov
Members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called for targeted relief measures to ease the burden on media citizens and businesses alike. In a communique released after a three-day All Nigeria Editors Conference
19 Nov
As part of efforts aimed at stemming the tide of disinformation and hate speech in the nation’s digital space, the National Information Officer of the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Nigeria, Oluseyi Soremekun
19 Nov
Former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nasir Danladi Bako; President and Chairman of Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Ike Neliaku; were among distinguished personalities
19 Nov
A Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Eserinune McCarty Mojaye, has called on university authorities to reassess the challenge faced by journalists moving into the academia.
19 Nov
In a bid to enhance professionalism, members of the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) have stressed the urgent need for a national information policy as a foundation to guide ethical and responsible broadcasting across the country,
12 Nov
A professor of Comparative Media Studies, Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Kola Daisi University, Ibadan, Jendele Hungbo, has advised against the misuse and misinterpretation of media for the betterment of Africa.
12 Nov
Despite current downturn in the nation’s economy, President of the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN), Dozie Okaf, has expressed optimism of a brighter 2025.
12 Nov
Nigerian journalists have been urged to beam more light on the energy and maritime sectors of the economy with the aim of harvesting investment opportunities in those areas.
12 Nov
Professor of Media History and Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Umaru Pate, has stressed the need to rethink models for training and research in theoretical and practical communication to make young people embrace new technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a fast changing world.
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The President of the MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has donated the sum of $100,000 to the Islamic University in Uganda. He announced the donation as a special guest of honour during the 33rd convocation ceremony of the university held at its main campus at Mbale. The university also presented an award…
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Temitope Ajayi, a Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, has accused UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch of spreading “outright lies” about Nigeria, adding that the Troy leader is “another tactless UK politician who lacks the temperament and maturity to lead a major political party.” Ajayi's accusation follows Badenoch’s recent…
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Out of the N5.718 trillion distributable value-added tax (VAT) revenue shared by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and November 2024, three states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) earned N4.183 trillion as their share, leaving the remaining 33 states to scramble for the remaining N1.534 trillion. Based on the current VAT revenue…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, December 13, 2024, granted bail of N500 million to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and laundering of ₦80,246,470,089.88 billion belonging to the people of Kogi State. He is accused of looting the…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs worth over ₦3.3 billion, including methamphetamine and Loud, a potent strain of synthetic cannabis, smuggled into Nigeria concealed in automobile spare parts. The shipments, intended for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festivities, were intercepted at the Tincan seaport in Lagos following months of…
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Benue State Police Command has arrested Dr. Ichor Tersagh, a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi (JOSTUM), for allegedly masterminding the abduction of one Mrs Susan Anyagh. The kidnaped victim, Susan, is the wife of Paul Anyagh, the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), JOSTUM chapter. The incident…
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Kemi Badenoch, the Nigerian-born leader of the UK Conservative Party, has sparked yet another controversy with her remarks about her country of origin. This time, however, Badenoch is not the one facing the heat. While many Nigerians have supported Badenoch in speaking out against rogue Nigerian police operatives, Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new 140-bed multi-specialist hospital, the Lagos Medi
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West African leaders from the regional group ECOWAS were meeting on Sunday for a summit with security and the departure from the bloc of three military-led governments high on the agenda. Before the Economic Community of West Africa States meeting, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger reaffirmed as "irreversible" their decision to quit the bloc, which…