•Gov Eno hosting the National President of the NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdul When public discourse becomes clouded by misinformation, it becomes the duty of right-thinking citizens to set the record straight. The recent claim by Mr Mojeed Misikilu of the International Press Institute (IPI) alleging “media repression” in Akwa Ibom State und...
•Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State The recent report by the International Press Institute (IPI), Nigeria, authored by the Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times alleging an unfounded “Media Repression” in Akwa Ibom State under the leadership of His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, Ph.D, Governor of Akwa Ibom State is clearly misinforming, b...
•UNILAG main gate Media and communication scholars from within and outside Nigeria are set to convene at the University of Lagos, Akoka, for the 5th International Academic Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria (AMCRON). The conference, scheduled for December 3–4, 2025, will f...
•Nigerian children The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the federal government, has called on media organisations and practitioners to serve as Nigerian children’s voice and uphold child rights in the country. The Federal Ministry of Information and Orientation, stressed the vital role of the media in shaping publ...
•South African and Nigerian flags Nigeria’s entertainment and media industry is projected to hit $5.8 billion by 2029, driven by digital expansion and youthful audience, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report, titled Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2025–2029, revealed that Nigeria recorded 11.2 per cent gr...
•President Paul Biya Cameroon government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-ruling leader, amid rumours the 91-year-old is gravely ill, according to a document obtained by our correspondent. Biya, the world’s oldest leader, has not made a public appearance since early September, fuel...
•Media clampdown The wave of abduction of journalists that continues to grow under a so-called democratic government has no doubt become a point of concern for media practitioners who now have to worry about their safety as they discharge their duties. The concerns are not only for reporters, editors and every media practitioner but also [&hel...
•Troops The Nigerian Army High Command today expressed dismay over the resolve of the Okuama Community to embark on media propaganda on the unfortunate killing of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion, saying their actions indicated the killings were communally orchestrated. The military personnel were killed while on a peaceful and mediatory mis...
•Oloyede The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has called for ruthless sanctions against social media abusers to serve as deterrent. Oloyede also submitted that Nigeria does not need a new law to tackle social media abuse as there are relevant laws to address the challenges, reports Daily Tru...
•Soludo In what looked like declaration of war against the media by the Anambra State Government, officials of the state government have destroyed newspapers and beat up vendors in Awka. The attackers who were officials of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) disclosed that the state government does not want any Newspaper t...

