Naija Times, a frontline online newspaper, is set to mark its third anniversary with a lecture and book presentation on 9th October, at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. According to the organisers, the Chairman/CEO of Channels Media Group, Mr. John Momoh has accepted to be Chairman of the occasion, while former Ogun State Governor, Aremo Segun Osoba, who is the Doyen …

The National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ) in Kwara State on Wednesday elected new executive to run its affairs for the next three years. The league unanimously returned its chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Tunde Akanbi for a second term, citing his superlative performance in the first term. NALVEJ also returned all other members of the immediate past executive and elected three …

The Naija Times Journalism Foundation (NTJF), the nonprofit arm of online newspaper, Naija Times has called for strong media oversight to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of the palliative fund of N5 billion per state and the Federal Capital Territory recently announced by the Federal Government. The frontline journalism foundation, which promotes a vibrant media ecosystem capable of holding …

The fifth yearly lecture of Freedom Online, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing online newspapers, will hold on Tuesday 18th July in Lagos from 9 am. A statement by the publication’s Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Gabriel Akinadewo indicated that “all invited guests have confirmed attendance”. This included the event Chairman, Senator Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun State. The lecture, holding at Sheraton …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sought the partnership of media organisations in the reportage and dissemination of information during emergencies in the country. During a workshop for media practitioners in Lagos on Saturday, the agency said by working with the media, it could ensure that timely and accurate information reached the public while creating awareness to enable people …

Publisher of online news website, The Genius Media, Shola Adekunle got married the other weekend to former Miss Mumeenat Opeyemi AbdulSalam in Offa, Kwara State. The Imperial Hall, adjacent Summit University, hosted the glamorous event. Elegantly dressed media practitioners and corporate communications executives graced together other guests adorned in shades of white and purple, in line with the couple’s wedding …

The BBC said Sunday that it had contacted the authorities and suspended a presenter following allegations that he had paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. United Kingdom Culture Minister Lucy Frazer said earlier she had spoken about the “deeply concerning” allegations with BBC Director General Tim Davie, who assured her the BBC is “investigating …

All the rain did not stop us at the Centre for Research, Information Management and Media Development (CRIMMD), Nigeria’s history museum on Saturday as we celebrated The Guardian at 40 with an exhibition and a brief history of how the journey. The Director General, Dr. Raphael James started with a brief story, looking back to 1977 when Dr. Stanley Macebuh …

The trio of former Education Minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwsili; Nigerian journalism icon, Dr. Haroun Adamu; and Chairman of Daily Trust newspapers, Malam Kabiru Yusuf will lead the discourse at the second Media Roundtable of FrontFoot Media Initiative on Saturday at the Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja. Publishers, senior journalists, and editors are expected to join them. They will speak to the …

The Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi is dead. His death was announced in a statement on Tuesday by his wife and children. According to the family, Ibiyemi died at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan-Remo, in Ogun State, after a brief illness. He was aged 56. The family noted that apart from being a thoroughbred journalist, Ibiyemi also planted …