Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
the future of journalism in nigeria
Media Organisations and Stakeholders must invest in the capacity building and technology to meet up with the media challenges in the 21st century.
A Cross Section of Media Practitioners made this demand at the end of a one day forum on the future of journalism in Nigeria held at the school of the media and communication Pan African University, Lagos.
A Senior Fellow,of the School , Mr Richard Ikiebe told VON Correspondent Qasim Akinreti that the media of the future should embrace the social media platforms.
As one of the immediate solutiond to the challenges ahead journalism practice in nigeria, a centre for media leadership has been set up by the Nigerian Guild of Editors and School of media and Communication Pan African University.
According to Mr. Richard Ikiebe the media centre was put together to train visionary leaders in the Nigerian who can be role model for young journalists.
Ikiebe said the centre would also bridge the gap between the academics and the newsroom with a view to enhance professionalism and integrity in the Nigerian media.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
nuj president committed to journalists welfare
The president nigeria union of journalists,mallam garba mohammed has reiterated his committtment to the welfare of journalists by ensuring that media workers get a better salary structure.
The president of the Union, Mr Mohammed Garba, gave the assurance while addressing some members of the union in Voice of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria.
Mr Garba and some of the union’s executive members are on tour of councils across Nigeria to discuss issues ranging from improved insurance programme, salary structure and the increment of weigh-in allowance of media workers among others.
Issues ranging from a better media salary structure, improved insurance programme and ensuring that fake journalists are punished have become of great concern among journalists in Nigeria.
The visit of the Nigerian Union of Journalists’ president was an avenue for members to air their views and concerns.
At the meeting, it became clear that the approval of the much awaited media salary structure would not come soon, as it would require the deliberation of the National Assembly.
While media workers await the approval of the media salary structure, the union had been able to reach an agreement with the Salary and Wages Commission, the Ministry of Information and Labour for a twenty-two per cent increment of media workers weigh-in allowance.
The President of the Union, Mohammed Garba, expressed optimism that media workers would soon enjoy the twenty-two per cent increment, as the consolidated salary has been approved.
Earlier, in a meeting with the Union’s president, the Executive Director of the News Directorate, Voice of Nigeria, Mr Okey Nwachukwu, empasised the need to sanitise the media.
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The speedy implementation of the approved consolidated salary would bring relief to media workers in Nigeria, whose reportage contributes to the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria.
Need for leadership training in Nigerian schools
Discussants at the MBA Ameen resource center at the Ahmadiyya Muslim jamaat complex in Lagos have called for the introduction of leadership training into the school’s curriculum for Nigeria to have visionary and resourceful leaders.
Rising from a one day policy dialogue on the removal of fuel subsidy and the leadership question: The Islamic perspective, the speakers observed that the president demonstrated lack of insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians for removing the oil subsidy at that particular time, as discussions on the issue were ongoing.
According to them the “timing was inappropriate, needleless and a callous act meant to punish the people rather that addressing corruption in the oil subsidy saga”.
Missionary and barrister Robiu Uthman, said leadership entails being sensitive to the plight of the people in the formulation of policies that would add value to the lives of Nigerians. He also stated that a good leader must be ready to listen to the yearnings and aspirations of the citizens.
Missionary Uthman explained that under an Islamic system, the leader must listen to suggestions from the people through a consultative assembly-the shoora.
Going by the revelations from the oil subsidy probe, personal assistant to the lagos state commissioner for transport, shina loremikan submitted that government can only restore confidence in Nigerians ,if it sanctions officials and oil contractors indicted in the fuel subsidy probe.
Barrister and lawyer Bashir Badru equally noted that while the oil probe has become almost a circus show, the startling revelations have revealed the high level of corruption in the oil sector which has made Nigerian s to pay for ineptitude of public officials.
Executive Director, Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, Tokunbo Mumuni bemoaned loss of confidence in government due to rampant corruption in all spheres of Nigerian lives.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
rekindle the soul of jacitad
indeed it was a new begining for ict journalists and other stakeholders in the most lucrative sector of the nigerian economy-the telecoms, as Shina Badru signed a social contract to lead and inspire hope for ict journalists under the umbrella of joint action committee for ict awareness and development,jacitad.
he won a landslide election on tuesday 21st february at new horison plaza.according to him" i will declare a full road map for the group soon and rap it up in the next three months. the website of jacitad will be up and runing, prifiling of ict journalists will commence immediately.for me it is a new begininig for jacitad".
jacitad is a unifying platform for ict journalists. in the words of shina badru jacitad must take its pride of place as a critical stakeholder among the body of stakeholders in the ict industry in nigeria,africa and beyond.
to accentuate this chought, leading ict journalists across board attended the epoch making meeting among them are bayero agabi of ait,don pedro,jonah boma of etisalat, bimbola tooki, segun oruame of the nation newspaper qasim akinreti, nigeria's foremost online journalist.
shina badru pedigree speaks volume. he stated ict reporting with thisday newspaper and later founded technology times. check him out on twitter-@shyna and beep him on bbn 26bd13ba.
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