In commemoration of the 2013 World Press Freedom Day, a workshop on ‘’safety of journalists was held on May 2 2013. The opening remark was made by the Officer –In-Charge and Director /Country Representative of UNESCO Abuja Office Professor Hassana Alidou. Four papers were presented during the workshop as follows: Lead paper: Safe to speak, …
The Nigerian Press Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held a two day seminar to sensitize journalists in the North Central Zone on their role in reporting democracy and governance issues in Nigeria. The workshop was declared open by the Benue State …
The Nigerian Press Council and the Nigeria Union of Journalists with the support of the Rivers State Government, held a two-day workshop to sensitize journalists in the South-East and South-South zones on the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA). The workshop, held at Songhai Farms, Bunu Tai, Rivers State, is the third leg of capacity building …
The Nigerian Press Council, in continuation of its sensitization of journalists and the general public on the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, 2011 organised a two day workshop at the Mokland Hotel in Otta, Ogun State from February 1, – 2, 2012. The keynote address was delivered by the Ogun State governor, His Excellency, Senator …
The two-day workshop on 2011 General Election: Expectations from the Media organised by the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) in collaboration with the International Republican Institute (IRI) was held at All Seasons Hotel, Owerri on March 28-29, 2011. One hundred participants drawn mostly from the print and some electronic media in the South-East and South-South states …
The two-day workshop on 2011 General Elections: Expectations from the Media organized by the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) in collaboration with the International Republican Institute (IRI) was held at Hamdala Hotel, Kaduna on March 22-23, 2011. One hundred and eighteen participants drawn mostly from the print and some electronic media in the northern states appraised …
In an effort to sanitize and enhance the practice journalism profession which has now been corroded by the activities of fake and quack journalists, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zone H in Collaboration with the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) today, Wednesday April 7, 2010 organised a one-day Media Round Table in Abuja with the Theme: ‘’Checking …
A two-day seminar on the theme “Towards Vision 20:2020: Cultivating a Responsible Press and Responsive Governance”, organized by the Nigerian Press Council in furtherance of its statutory functions of sensitizing and fostering the attainment and maintenance of high professional standards by the Press, took place in Abuja Thursday 19th – Friday 20th November, 2009. …
Concerned by the worrisome development of poor remunerations for journalists, the NUJ, NPC and other stakeholders met at the Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar, from 14th-15th October, 2008 and brainstormed on the possibility of having an acceptable standard conditions of service for working journalists in Nigeria. At the end of highly interactive and exhaustive sessions, the …
A three-day workshop on Curriculum Guidelines for improved Journalism Education in Nigeria, organized by the Nigerian Press Council, mainly for Heads of Mass Communication Departments in Nigerian media training institutions was held at the Peninsla Resort, Lagos – Epe Express Road, Ajah, Lagos from October 4-6, 2007. 2.0 The Workshop was to domesticate the UNESCO …
