By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE MINISTER of Information, Mohammed Idris, has pledged closer collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Creative Media Sector Skills Council to integrate digital and creative media standards into Nigeria’s broadcast and information sector. Speaking in Abuja during a courtesy visit by NBTE leadership, Idris said the initiative aligns […]
By TOSI ORE EIGHT months after the Federal Government approved a 50 percent tariff hike for telecom operators, the pain is now being felt in every corner of Nigeria. What was once a lifeline—data and voice services—has become a burden too heavy for millions of ordinary citizens and small businesses to bear. Subscribers are voicing […]
THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have called for the use of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) for undercover operations online by security agencies. At a five-day interagency training on Open Source Intelligence and Undercover Operation in Abuja, the two agencies said that the […]
THE Managing Director of Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd, Mrs. Jane Egerton-Idehen, has urged media professionals to unlock the potential of shaping Nigeria’s digital future. Egerton-Idehen, represented by Mr. Abiodun Attah, Executive Director of Technical Services at NIGCOMSAT, made the call on Monday at a one-day media training for ICT reporters and editors in Abuja. […]
THE United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, has trained over 60 media practitioners from Northwest Nigeria on ethical reporting of child-related issues. Speaking at the two-day training, which began Monday at Tahir Guest Palace in Kano, Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office […]
GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has called for a strategic deployment of the social media to attract investors, expand tourism, support entrepreneurs and create jobs. He made the call in Asaba at the 3rd edition of the Delta Social Media Summit with the theme: “Brand Delta, Grow Delta”. The Governor, who was represented by the Chief of […]
By PRECIOUS AKUTAMADU THE European Union (EU), in collaboration with Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and the Step-Up for Women in Journalism Initiative (SWIJ), has trained female journalists on career advancement strategies. The training also focused on equipping participants with digital skills to help them adapt to the rapidly evolving media landscape. The two-day workshop, […]
By ADEYEMI ADEPETUN A total of 13,597,057 accounts have been taken down from social media platforms following the enforcement of the Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms and Internet Intermediaries. This comes as the Federal Government commended efforts of social media platforms, including Google, Microsoft and TikTok, for bringing some sanity to the […]
By ADEYEMI ADEPETUN (Lagos), SODIQ OMOLAOYE AND JOEL OLADELE (Abuja) NATCOMs calls for tariff stabilisation on calls, data Subscribers decry poor telecom services, accuse NCC of inaction SOME relief may have come the way of telecom subscribers in the country following President Bola Tinubu’s decision to scrap the planned five per cent excise duty on […]
By MANSUR ARAMIDE, Ilorin A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo Ashiru, has donated ₦5 million to the Kwara State Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He gave the money on Wednesday at the 45th anniversary of the Chapel in Ilorin, the state […]