Tag: Editors
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US doles out N93m to Nigerian Guild of Editors
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has received a grant from the U.S. to facilitate the capacity building of its members and other senior journalists. The grant of $226 .889 (about N93.3million) is to facilitate activities aimed at strengthening the capacity of the media in performing its responsibilities. The NGE , in a statement jointly…
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Insecurity threatening Nigeria’s unity – Guild of Editors
Nigerian Guild of Editors at the weekend warned that security challenges, which have seen terrorists, bandits, armed herdsmen and other criminal elements holding the nation to ransom and threatening its survival and development, could tear the country to shreds. The guild hich made the remarks Editors during its 17th All Nigerian Editors Conference declared that…
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Twitter Suspension: Seek legitimate means to resolve issue, Editors tell FG
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged the federal government to tread with caution and immediately reconsider the suspension of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria and seek other legitimate means of resolving its dispute with the company. In a statement by Mustapha Isah (President) and Iyobosa Uwugiaren (General Secretary) respectively, the NGE said…
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ThisDAY suspends two editors over Oyedepo’s US visa saga
Two deputy editors of ThisDAY newspaper have been suspended indefinitely over the false story: “Drama as US Embassy Denies Bishop Oyedepo Visa,” published last week Friday. ThisDAY management announced the suspension of Mr. Yemi Ajayi and Mr. Olawale Olaleye in a statement today. The story, which went viral, claimed that Bishop Oyedepo was denied visa…
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COZA saga: PUNCH sacks daily, Saturday editors; tenders public apology over offensive cartoon
The PUNCH has removed its Daily Editor, Martin Ayankola over an offensive cartoon published in the newspaper last Thursday. Also asked to resign was the Saturday Editor, Olabisi Deji-Folutile over the same issue. There have been an outrage and backlash over a cartoon published on the back page of the PUNCH last Thursday. The opinion…