Naija Times Newspaper Publisher, Ehi Braimah, has been selected to receive the University of Roehampton’s 20th Anniversary Chancellor Alumni Award on 22 October 2024. This was made known In a congratulatory statement by Naija Times’ Toby Udo, on Monday, 22 July 2024. The media organisation noted that Braimah completed his MBA degree at the University of Roehampton in 2016 and …

The Ogun State Head of Service (HoS) Kehinde Onasanya has called on the Penpushing Media team to sustain the standard of its outfit for more efficiency, professionalism and productivity, adding that the organization has evolved as an authentic brand in journalism. Onasanya made the call when he visited the corporate headquarters of the establishment located in Leme axis of Moshood …

Four specialists in their professions have accepted to serve as panelists at the sixth edition of annual lecture, organisation by Penpushing Media. The event is scheduled to hold 25 July at new marque events centre of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. According to a statement on Thursday by the Management and Editorial Board of Penpushing Media, the …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for journalists, highlighting that a free press is essential for a thriving democracy. Idris stated this during Wednesday’s book presentation of ‘Writing for Media and Monetising It’ by the Senior Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Media Group, Azu Ishiekwene, in …

Chairman of the Editorial Board of Ilorin-based The Herald newspapers, Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin has been re-elected to the executive board of the international Press Institute (IPI), the global network of senior editors, media executives, and communication experts promoting press freedom. A former Commissioner for Information in Kwara State, Adedoyin is representing Nigeria and Africa on the board of IPI, which …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Dr. Dili Ezughah has described as a huge setback the removal of the agency from the national budget. Receiving the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values, which paid an oversight visit to the council headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday, Ezughah lamented that the development had brought untold …

The General Editor of FirstNews, Mr. Segun Olatunji has resigned hours after the publication of an apology to the Chief of Staff of President Bola Tinubu, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. Olatunji, who spent 14 days in the custody of Defence Intelligence Agency, Abuja for a report on Gbajabiamila, said he resigned for his safety and that of the family. The report, …

As the 2024 World Press Freedom Day is commemorated on Firday, Nigerian governors have commended journalists for their commitment to the tenets of the profession. The theme for this year’s event is, ‘A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of Environmental Crisis’. Every year on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day is observed to emphasise the value of …

The management of ARISE News Channel has announced that the cable news network has gone live in South Africa, Angola and Botswana, and seven other countries in Southern Africa, on Multichoice/DSTV Channel 416. The other countries are Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In a statement, the Chief of Staff to Chairman/Editor-in-Chief of cable new network, Fauziya Ali …

Major media bodies and civil society organisations (CSO) have condemned the recent arrest and detention of the Editor of FirstNews newspaper, Mr Segun Olatunji, and demanded a thorough investigation into the incident. The media bodies and CSOs that made the call include Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN); Nigerian Press Organisations (NPO); Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON); Nigerian Guild of …