Tag: MEDIA

Ethnicity, poverty, insecurity have destroyed Nigerian press University Don

Aminu Imam

The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Kashere, in Gombe State, Prof Umaru Pate, has identified ethnicity, poverty, threats from government and non-state actors, self-censorship, digital insecurity and psychological threats as some of the major challenges facing media freedom in Nigeria. Prof Pate, who gave a keynote address during the 2023 World Press Freedom Day celebration, on the theme: Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as Driver for All Other Human Rights, organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa-Ibom State Council, at the Press Centre, Uyo on…

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Media to inaugurate National Complaints Commission

Aminu Imam

In the bid to strengthen public confidence in the media as a credible barometer of public opinion, the Nigerian media will on Monday inaugurate the nine-member board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the National Ombudsman. Members of the commission who are drawn from the media, the bar, the academia, and civil society are former Managing Director, Guardian newspapers Emeka Izeze (Chairman); former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), A. B Mahmoud, (SAN); Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics) Paul University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna;…

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Marketing, Media practitioners to strengthen multi-billion naira advertising industry

Aminu Imam

Practitioners in Nigerias advertising, media and marketing industry converged in Abuja yesterday to discuss challenges and opportunities in the industry. With the theme: The Marketing Communications Industry: Trends, Challenges and Prospects,the conference will also discuss marketing opportunities, especially to the Generation Z to Alpha consumers, creating brand experience in a digital world the future of experiential marketing, from buying board space to buying mind space Trends in OOH as well as building Nigerias new television audience measurement system. Distinguished speakers at the three-day conference include: Emmanuel Agu, Group…

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Afreximbank, Silverbird sign deal for world-class film complex in Lagos

Aminu Imam

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Silverbird Group have signed a partnership agreement to build West Africas largest and most modern educational and film studio complex in Lagos. The partnership was signed by Afreximbank’s Director of Project & Asset-Based Finance, Helen Brume and Founder of Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce. According to Murray-Bruce, who stated this on the side-lines of the Africa Investment Forum, the complex will deliver a differentiated business model across the film industry value-chain. The ground-breaking project, the ‘Ben Murray-Bruce Studios and Film Academy’ (BMB Studios and Film…

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Zamfara tenders apology, reverses order to shut down NTA, other private media houses

Aminu Imam

Zamfara State Government has apologised and reversed the order to shut down five broadcast stations in the State. The Government ordered the closure of some media houses in Gusau, the State capital, for providing coverage for a political rally organised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). The affected media stations are the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Pride FM, Gamji TV, and FM, Al-Umma TV. The State governor, Bello Matawalle, also ordered the suspension of political meetings and activities in the affected communities. However, the Chairman of the State Committee…

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Insecurity: Zamfara Govt. orders shutdown of some media houses

Aminu Imam

Zamfara State Government has announced a shutdown of all Federal and private media houses in the State for covering the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)s political rally. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara. The statement also directed the State Commissioner of Police to arrest all pressmen that attended the event organised by the PDP governorship candidate, Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare. The development was also announced by the commissioner via the local State-owned radio stations. The order affects Radio Nigeria, Pride FM, Gusau;…

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Zamfara Govt shutdown all federal, private media houses for coverage of Zamfara PDP rally

Aminu Imam

Zamfara State Government has announced a shutdown of all Federal and private media houses in the State for covering the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)s political rally. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara. The statement also directed the State Commissioner of Police to arrest all pressmen that attended the event organised by the PDP governorship candidate, Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare. The development was also announced by the State’s Commissioner via the local State-owned radio stations. The order affects Radio Nigeria, Pride FM,…

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Red Cross International trains journalists on humanitarian reporting

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has commenced training for journalists to enhance their skills in humanitarian reporting. Robin Waudo, the Communication Officer at ICRC, stated this at a  two-day workshop for media professionals on Wednesday in Kano. He said that the workshop was aimed at improving the reportorial skills of journalists, in reporting humanitarian issues in the region. Waudo said that ICRC has been active in bringing relief to victims of war and natural disasters across the world, through its policy of impartiality, neutrality and independence. He said that…

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2023: Media fairness not totally achievable – Expert

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Dr Saeedat Aliyu, the Acting Director, University Relations, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has advised journalists to exhibit high degree of fairness in the coverage of the 2023 general elections. She however noted that media fairness was not totally achievable because of obvious reasons. Aliyu gave the advice on Wednesday at the grand finale of the 2022 Press Week of the Kwara TV Chapel of the Kwara Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ilorin. Aliyu, who spoke on the theme: Press Freedom: A panacea for sustainable democratic process,…

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“I pray for a glorious End Malami

Aminu Imam

Says he has no plan to resign as minister The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), says he has no plan to resign. While delivering a keynote address yesterday, during a media conference organised by the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC), Abuja chapter, Malami described reports of his purported resignation to further a political ambition as ‘fake news’. He added that there needs to be sanctions for persons who publish fake reports. Many public officers have been victims of malicious media reports …

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