…Urges further stakeholders’ consultation The Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners Forum, a collective of media professionals from Northern Nigeria, has expressed strong reservations over the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) bill currently before the National Assembly. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Abdullahi Yelwa (Ajiyan Yauri), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubus administration to withdraw the Bill for further consultations, citing concerns over its potential impact on the Northern region and the countrys economic balance. The Forum highlighted that while some aspects of the Bill, if implemented judiciously, may generate much-needed…
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Arewa Broadcast Media Forum raises alarm over journalists’ intimidation in Kano
The Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners’ Forum has expressed deep concern over what it describes as a growing trend of harassment and intimidation against journalists in Nigeria. In a strongly-worded statement issued yesterday, signed by its Chairman, Abdullahi Yelwa, (Ajiyan Yauri), the Forum condemned the actions of the Federal High Court in Bichi, Kano State, following a judgment against two respected journalists, Shu’aibu Mungadi, of Vision Media Services, and Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, of Liberty Radio/Television. The judgment, secured by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has sparked outrage among…
Read MoreArewa Broadcast Media Practitioners call for urgent action, amid economic and security crisis
The Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners’ Forum, (ABMPF), has voiced deep concerns over the growing hardships faced by Nigerians. In a press statement issued yesterday, signed by its Chairman of the Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners’ Forum, Abdullahi I Yelwa, (Ajiyan Yauri), the Forum cited the recent hike in petroleum product prices and skyrocketing costs of goods and services as major contributors to the country’s economic meltdown, which they claim has brought significant suffering to ordinary citizens and workers. The ABMPF called on the government to allow the Dangote Refinery to operate…
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