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   Nigeria must protect journos following hostage release - WAN-IFRA
Nigerian publisher prosecuted
CPJ condemns police harassment of Nigerian editorNEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists, on Friday, 12 February 2010, called on police and prosecutors in northern Nigeria to withdraw the threat of arrest and prosecution of Mallam Tukur, the editor-in-chief and publisher of the independent weekly, Desert Herald, based in Kaduna State. 15 Feb 2010 10:44 Nigerian media call for president to transfer powerThe heads of 17 Nigerian media organisations have called for ailing president Umaru Yar'Adua to formally transfer power to vice president Goodluck Jonathan within seven days or resign. The owners of the country's top newspapers and media organisations issued a joint statement on Wednesday, 3 February 2010. 5 Feb 2010 08:02 Nigeria's Akinbode Akinbiyi talks photojournalismRAP 21, the African Press Network, interviewed award-winning Nigerian photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi to gain insight into the perspective of an African photojournalist when covering or depicting African and world events and into the value of participating in international competitions like those organised by World Press Photo. 11 Dec 2009 11:25 Nigerian journalist shot deadA journalist at a Nigerian daily newspaper has been shot dead by gunmen at his home in Lagos. Bayo Ohu, an assistant news editor at The Guardian, was shot earlier this week. 23 Sep 2009 07:42 Nigeria hosts journalism and new media conference[Dan Oshodin] Registration has commenced for the forthcoming Conference on Journalism and New Media Technologies in Africa organised by the School of Media and Communication of the Pan African University in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference is scheduled in Lagos from 23 - 27 August 2009 at the Honeywell Group Auditorium of the Pan African University's Lekki, Lagos campus. 4 Aug 2009 10:43 CPJ urges Nigeria to probe police harassment, assaultNEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on national police Inspector General Mike Okiro to investigate reports that Delta state police harassed six journalists and attacked at least three of them last week. 30 Jun 2009 09:35 Telkom to improve business in Nigeria
From Women's Desk to energy issues, a Nigerian journalist's storyMany African women journalists are constrained to working at the Women's Desk, where they cover light issues such as entertainment or home affairs. A rare exception is Nigerian journalist Clara Nwachukwu, who worked her way from the Women's Desk to becoming one of the few women who report on business and energy issues for national daily newspapers. 5 Jun 2009 12:05 Allegations against NCC baseless, says NdukweThe executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ernest Ndukwe at the weekend refuted allegations leveled against him and the Commission by a member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, describing them as baseless. 4 Feb 2009 14:17 Recent attacks on the media in West AfricaPaul Abayomi Ogundeji, an editorial board member of the Lagos-based daily ThisDay, was shot dead on 17 August 2008 in a Lagos suburb while driving home. Nigerian police say unidentified armed robbers who had earlier stolen another car ambushed and shot him, but his family and others suspect police involvement, says Media Rights Agenda (MRA). 8 Sep 2008 13:23 1st Africa Media Literacy ConferenceThe Youth Media and Communication Initiative (YMCI) in collaboration with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the British Council, Nigeria, began its first Africa Media Literacy Conference yesterday, 29 July 2008. 30 Jul 2008 10:05 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
WAN-IFRA and IASN have welcomed the release of kidnapped South African sound engineer Nic Greyling and Nigerian commentator Bowie Attamah in Nigeria but remind the Nigerian authorities that it is the duty of the state to provide an environment in which journalists are able to carry out their professional duties without fear of violence. 
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the prosecution of Nigerian editor and publisher Mallam Tukur of the Desert Herald. 
JOHANNESBURG: The number one priority of Telkom is to improve business in Nigeria, the telecommunications giant said on Tuesday, 23 June 2009. 
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