By JKNewsMedia APPLICATIONS HAVE opened for a specialised training programme aimed at addressing knowledge and skills gaps in the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Nigerian newsrooms, with Safer Media Initiative (SMI) announcing a workshop focused on the effective, responsible and safe use of its tools. JKNewsMedia.com reports ...
By JKNewsMedia  EDITORS OF print, broadcast, online media, and news agencies under the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will converge on the the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for their 2025 annual conference scheduled for November 12 and 13. The two-day event is expected to draw over 500 participants, including government officials, member...
By Joke Kujenya STEADFAST PROFESSIONALISM, eloquence, and literary grace define the life and work of Eugenia Jummai Abu, one of Nigeria’s most distinguished voices in broadcasting and literature. Her career, which spanned over three decades, left an indelible mark on television journalism, communication, and cultural education in Nigeria. Bor...
By JKNewsMedia GUNFIRE SHATTERED the early hours of Friday in Damaturu when unidentified attackers struck the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) council secretariat in Yobe State, wounding a police officer on duty. The incident occurred at about 2.00am on 19 September 2025 when armed assailants opened fire on the secretariat building. The att...
By JKNewsMedia SPOTLIGHT TURNS to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie this week as CNN African Voices Changemakers prepares a feature on the acclaimed Nigerian author in its 30-minute magazine programme sponsored by telecommunications company Globacom. The broadcast captures an engaging conversation between Adichie and the show’s anchor, Larry Madowo, a...
By Ambassador Akinyemi Farounbi THE NIGERIAN media has always been more than a chronicler of events. It has been a weapon, a shield, and a voice. Our struggle for independence was not only fought on the streets, but also on the pages of newspapers—through bold agitational columns and powerful editorials that stirred the conscience of [&hellip...
By JKNewsMedia MAJOR CHANGES have been announced at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) as President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of veteran media executive Rotimi Richard Pedro as the new Director-General of the state broadcaster. The move, which brings in a new leadership team at the NTA, is seen as one of the most significant [...
By Elizabeth Osayande NIGERIAN JOURNALISM has a history that predates the nation itself, yet the gender dynamics among its players remain difficult to assess. With over 160 years of history, beginning with the publication of Iwe-Irohin, Nigeria’s first newspaper in 1859, there has been little written about the women who paved the way in...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FEW JOURNALISTS have left as indelible a mark on Nigerian media as Chief Dare Babarinsa. F or more than four decades, his pen has chronicled power, challenged tyranny and carved a dignified path through Nigeria’s turbulent press history. Born in Okemesi, Ekiti State on 9 May 1955, Babarinsa’s journalism...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter CYBERSTALKING AND defamation case filed by Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) against four journalists has been struck out by the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, following an amicable settlement. Presiding over the case (FHC/L/774C/2024), Justice Ayokunle Faji ruled in favour of dismissal after the ...
