An aspirant for the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Garba Muhammad has promised to make accountability and transparency a major thrust of his administration wĥen elected. He also pledged to promote capacity building and professionalism among members by ensuring that the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ) has a centre in all the geo-political zones of the …

An aspirant for the office of the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Garba Muhammad Project, on Friday expressed his sympathy to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno State, and called on the relevant agencies and government to urgently attend to the needs of the affected families. Muhammad expressed his desire to work with …

The residents of Bade, Fika, and Nangere local government areas of Yobe State have expressed happiness and commended Governor Mai Mala Buni for constructing access roads across various parts of the state. In separate interviews, the residents made the commendation during an inspection tour organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yobe Council. A resident of Tagali, Bade local …

National president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Amba has bagged the prestigious award of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Amba, who doubles as the deputy president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), was presented with the award at the NUJ’s Press Freedom and Good Governance Awards on Saturday. He was honoured with the Good Governance …

The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, who was said to have been abducted by armed men from his Lagos home last week Friday. This was according to a statement on Tuesday, signed by the union’s Assistant National Secretary, Akorede Opeyemi. Olatunji, a …

Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (well known as Tompolo) has assured Nigerians of his team’s efforts to frustrate activities of economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta region. Tompolo, who is also the Chairman of Tantita Security Services Limited (TSSL), the private maritime security firm engaged by the Federal …

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will on 7th December at Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja honour some distinguished media professionals at the second edition of its Milestone Recognition of Media Icons in Nigeria. In a statement in Lagos, the Chairman of the event’s Organising Committee, Otunba Gbenga Onayiga said the recipients have carved a niche for themselves, and contributed immensely …

The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase has solicited the support of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to promote a harmonious working relationship between the commission and the media. At an interactive session with the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) in Abuja on Friday, Arase said the commission’s mandate includes the appointment, promotion, and …

Tributes are pouring in for the Photo Editor of The Guardian newspapers, Mr Femi Femi Adebesin-Kuti, who died on Friday morning at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta. Popularly known as Eshin Funfun (white horse), Adebesin was an active member of both the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Photo Journalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN). He has been buried according to …

Members of the Warri Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists ((NUJ) rose from their monthly congress on Thursday appealing to the Delta State government to urgently come to the aid of flood victims in Warri metropolis and environs in the wake of the heavy downpour that ravaged several communities in the state earlier in the week. The media …