The Media Integrity Initiative Africa (MIIA) has announced the commencement of a structured virtual training collaboration with Man O’ War Nigeria under the programme, “Media Discipline and Strategic Communication for Uniformed Organisations – Pilot Cohort: Man O’ War Nigeria”.
According to a statement by MIIA Coordinator, Mr. Femi Akintunde-Johnson, the initiative is designed to strengthen communication capacity, media responsibility and information discipline among Public Relations Officers and media personnel of the organisation across Nigeria.
The training will be conducted virtually via Zoom over two Saturdays in July 2026 and will feature four specialised sessions facilitated by seasoned media and communication professionals.
The programme schedule:
Course 1 Saturday, 4 July 2026: 2 – 3:30 pm… Topic: Strategic Communication and Narrative Control. Facilitator: Johnson Onime
Course 2 Saturday, 4 July 2026 4 – 5:30 pm… Topic: Media Discipline, Ethics and Digital Conduct Facilitator: Dr. Tony Onyima
Course 3 Saturday, 11 July 2026: 2 – 3:30 pm… Topic: Crisis Communication and Media Relations Facilitator: Alex Ogundadegbe
Course 4 Saturday, 11 July 2026: 4 – 5.30 pm… Topic: Internal Communication and Verbal De-escalation. Facilitator: Dr. Monday Ashibogwu
Participants, who attend a minimum of 75% (three sessions) of the programme will be eligible to receive a digital certificate of participation, issued by MIIA.
