Abuja – The Independent National Commission (INEC) has appealled to the media for accurate, objective and professional reporting of the elections as the commission prepares for Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal during the commission’s consultative meeting with the media on Wednesday in Abuja. Yakubu said that while […]
Abuja – The National Assembly on Wednesday in Abuja decried the 2020 budgetary allocation proposal for the Ministry of Information and Culture, describing it as “paltry, pitiable” and insufficient to carry out the ministry’s statutory mandate. The joint committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives overseeing the Information sector of the ministry, stated […]
Media practitioners and stakeholders in the media industry rose on Monday in unison to tell the Senate that the proposed Nigerian Press Council bill 2018 will do the industry no good, but rather criminalise journalism practice and see the Nigeria Press Council usurping the powers of the courts by assuming extra-judicial powers. The media practitioners […]
According to Robert Charles Lee, “the real partisan attitudes in the media industry reside in the depths of those who control the journalists — not the senior editors (although they are not blameless), but the media directors and ‘business-side’ managers who run the companies that the journalists work for. And those people are NOT journalists […]
As Nigeria prepares for the 2019 elections, the media has been challenged to abide by the tenets of the profession and ensure neutrality and impartiality, while covering political activities and election and also refrain from broadcasting and publishing abusive language, incitement to hate, and other forms of provocative languages that may lead to violence. A […]
…Gov Bello, HRW speak on free press President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, stressed that the media is vital to national development, and the growth of Nigeria’s democracy. Besides, Buhari pledged an unfettered environment for media practitioners to do their work in the country, saying that journalists owed the nation a duty to reciprocate with fairness, […]
France 24, the French international news channel has signed an agreement with SIGNET (a subsidiary of the Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation) for the broadcasting of its English channel on the Kenyan public DTTV offer. This agreement has strengthened the presence of France 24 in Kenya where the channel has more than doubled its coverage to reach […]
In the midst of the debate over the right to freedom of expression and the government’s efforts to ensure that the digital space and the mass media generally do not become a playground for terrorism and destabilization, security agencies in the country have given assurances that they would maintain a balance between openness and national […]
Arias Intel Corp (the “Company”), a technology, media and mobile gaming platform, has engaged Nivalis Capital Ltd. as its business development consultant in the United Kingdom for the proposed admission of the company’s common shares to the Standard Segment of the Main Market of London Stock Exchange PLC (the “LSE”). Nivalis Capital Ltd., is a […]
Following a public hearing session organized by House of Representatives on the National Housing Fund, NHF,a Non-Governmental Organisation, Media Practitioners For Development has canvassed for unbridled cooperation of all relevant stakeholders in the sector to ensure the success of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria FMBN under the leadership of Arc Ahmed Dangiwa. In a statement […]
The media is a powerful tool in sustaining democracy. The Western media is ideologically based and stands for what it believes. It stands to offer the best obtainable news to the people. The media is the voice of the masses. When the politicians tell the people what they want to hear, the sugar-coated speeches, the […]
The Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon Onofiok Luke, has dispelled social media reports alleging that members of the state Assembly have concluded plans to remove Governor Udom Emmanuel from office. Luke, who was speaking on Saturday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zones ‘F’ Zonal conference and conferment of Grand Patron […]
Former Sokoto State governor and member of the National Assembly, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC- Sokoto), has urged politicians and wealthy Nigerians to focus on the welfare, security, comfort of the citizens and assist by providing jobs. The lawmaker made the plea in a statement in Sokoto on Monday, by his Special Assistant on Media and […]
StarTimes Nigeria on Thursday offered the Pay Per Day options for subscribers across Nigeria. The Chinese multinational media company which offers digital terrestrial television and satellite television services to consumers with strong presence in Africa also announced other options which include the pay per week and per month. Details of the new announcement are yet […]
A new KPMG report has disclosed that following the reported coming out of recession by Nigeria, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Telecommunication, Media & Technology and Oil & Gas sectors are the most sort after sectors by foreign investors, saying these sector accounted for about 80 per cent of recent inbound investments into the country. The […]
Recently, there has been a spate of Nigerian political leaders giving speeches at Chatham House in the UK. This last Wednesday, the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Nnia Nwodo, gave a lecture there on the restructuring of Nigeria. The audience was largely made up of Nigerians living in the UK. Indeed, […]
Entertainment and media companies operating in Nigeria are expected to generate US$2.8 billion in revenue between 2016 and 2021. The experts’ position was contained in the latest ‘Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2017 – 2021: An African perspective’ by the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The Outlook also revealed that of the US$2.8 billion, the Nigerian market will add […]
One of President Buhari’s media advisers, Femi Adesina, has said he has no idea who is bankrolling the president’s medical treatment in London. Mr. Adesina, however, acknowledged that as a president, Buhari’s medical bill can be footed by Nigeria. “I do not know who is paying, but as a president, he has a right to […]
Journalists in Nigeria must adopt creative thinking and innovative skills in order to meet the demands of today’s fast-pace age to effectively discharge their responsibilities. They have been urged to always ensure due diligence and uphold the ethics of the media profession in line with global best practices. These are on account of the importance […]