President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. He said Mr. Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in thefirst instance.
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged the federal government to tread with caution and immediately reconsider the suspension of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria and seek other legitimate means of resolving its dispute with the company. In a statement by Mustapha Isah (President) and Iyobosa Uwugiaren (General Secretary) respectively, the NGE said that...
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed serious concern over the growing insecurity in the country and advised government at all levels to activate their structures in tackling the challenges.The umbrella of all editors in Nigeria also said that an enabling political and economic environment for the media to discharge their constitutional and social...
I once again welcome you to the 2021 convention in Kano which is being held in accordance with the provisions of our constitution. You will recall that I was confirmed as substantive President of the Guild at the All Nigeria Editors’Conference, ANEC, held in Sokoto in November, 2019. The year 2020 was a very difficult...
