Leaders of ethnic groups, community-based organisations, civil society and artisan-led associations have sued for peace in the land, particularly Lagos, as governorship and Houses of Assembly elections hold this weekend.

Civil society groups, including Ford Foundation West African Regional Office and Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER), have established a centre for children living with disabilities in Lagos State.

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“By reporting diversity, journalists are also promoting good governance, preventing conflict and deepening the culture of debate, dialogue and strengthening the capacity of the media to promote the public good.”

Executive Director of the group, Adewale Adeoye, gave the charge in Lagos at a media session organised for journalists, insisting that they have a great role to play in conflicts resolution and development of the country.

No doubt, the media plays an important role in the development of any nation with its prevalent contributions to prominent sectors that add to the economic growth among others.

The working group made up of leaders of youth driven bodies will work with leaders of indigenous communities, faith-based groups and the civil society towards a people-driven mechanism for peaceful co-coexistence.

The officials of Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER) and Ford Foundation, West African region, have said that the prevailing high rate of poverty and corruption in the country was responsible for the growing level of incidences of tension and violence in Nigeria...

Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER) has tasked the media on fairness and objectivity, noting that this will promote development agenda in the nation.

Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER) will tomorrow in Lagos, hold a one-day diversity training programme for Nigerian journalists. No fewer than 30 journalists drawn from electronic, print and social media will attend the programme.