Time to boost the Media Industry: A full text of Statements by NUJ President, Chris Isiguzo The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, calls on Journalists as the watchdog of the society and the “fourth estate of the realm” to encourage freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution, the fundamental objectives…
*COVID-19: Don’t Lower Your Guard on Borders, Enugu Council Chairman Charges Security Agencies* Chairman, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state, Hon. Uchenna Nwobodo, has commended the enforcement of the border shutdown and ban on interstate movement on the Local Government’s borders with Ebonyi State. Nwobodo spoke during an inspection tour of security posts…
In the enforcement of restriction of movement beyond boundaries of Enugu state,to prevent spread of COVID -19 pandemic, security agents have Intercepted commuters travelling from other states. It was at a military checkpoint at Opi, along Nkwo Nike-Opi road, Nsukka local government area, it turned out a black moment for some Travellers violating the travel…
BREAKING: Kaduna State Governor, El-Rufai Recovers From COVID-19, Tests Negative For The Virus The Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has recovered from COVID-19 and tested negative twice for the virus. The governor made this known using his verified twitter handle on Wednesday April 22 ,2020 and thanked God for his recovery. He wrote thus …
Media Release Stop This Impunity Against Journalists–NUJ Tells Umahi The NUJ National Secretariat condemns the continuous desperate action of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State to destroy Journalists and Journalism in his state. The most recent development in which Governor Umahi was instigating attacks against Journalists in the State is frightening to the Union as…
Ekweremadu Tasks Presidency To Up Palliatives On COVID-19 Former Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu has called on the presidency to consider increasing the number of beneficiaries and amount given to each of them in the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, to alleviate suffering of more indigent Nigerians, as part of the fight against coronavirus pandemic…
COVID 19: Enugu Discharges Second COVID-19 Patient Enugu State Ministry of Health says the second COVID 19 patient confirmed in the state has been discharged from Treatment and Isolation. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Health, Professor Ikechukwu Obi recallre that the NCDC had announced two cases of COVID 19 in Enugu who had been…
*Lockdown: Ekweremadu Condemns Alleged Extrajudicial Killings by Security Agents* Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has condemned the reported extrajudicial killings in several parts of the country by security agencies enforcing the lockdown ordered by the Federal Government and some states of the federation to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Ekweremadu, who is…
Fraudsters Hack Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Cellphone Line,Send Fake Messages Enugu State Government has notified the general public that the MTN CellPhone Line of His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State was hacked by unknown fraudsters on Thursday, and has been used to call members of the public including Government Officials. The honourable commissioner for Information of…
*BREAKING NEWS* : Enugu Discharges One COVID-19 Patient. Enugu State Ministry of Health says one of the two COVID 19 patients in the state has been discharged from Treatment and Isolation after testing negative for the disease. Recall that the NCDC had announced two cases of COVID 19 in Enugu that had been in Isolation…
