Omowole, one of the facilitators at a three-day workshop organised for female journalists in Osun State on Friday, tasked journalists to be objective and fair in their reportage.
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Tallen made the call at a three day 10th triennial delegates conference of NAWOJ tagged “Female Journalists in Contemporary Nigeria” in Minna, Niger.
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists has called for the punishment of the Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdumumuni Danga, accused of allegedly battering and raping a Beauty Queen, Elizabeth Oyeniyi, last week.
The call is in a communique signed by the association’s National President, Ifeyinwa Omowole, issued at the end of a one-day workshop to mark “NAWOJ at 30” in Abuja.
Ifeyinwa Omowole, National President, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, has advised female journalists to be involved in active politics to achieve 35 per cent affirmative action for women in governance.
Omowole threw the challenge in Bauchi on Thursday at the opening of a two- day training for women journalists, with the theme “Equity, safety and gender-sensitive reporting”, organised by the National Secretariat of NAWOJ, in collaboration with Norwegian Union of Journalists and NAWOJ, Bauchi chapter.
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists has charged governors of other state to emulate their colleague in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave women 32 per cent of the commissioners slot in his cabinet.
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists said on Tuesday it would partner the Nigerian Army in peace building process in the North East as normalcy gradually returns to the zone.
Odusile spoke while inaugurating the seven-man committee, explaining that the interest of NUJ is to ensure justice for all and that the NUJ will not shield anybody who is found to have erred.
Ifeyinwa Omowole, the President of NAWOJ, made this known at the sideline of the North-Central Zonal Workshop organised by the European Centre for Electoral Support with support of the European Union on Wednesday in Abuja.
Omowole in statement issued on Sunday said the report, which alleged that $227,000 meant for housing units for members of the association had been embezzled, were false.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the project is being handled by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists and the Nigerian Union of Journalists
Omowole, while declaring open a one-day workshop on “Gender Sensitive Reporting for Women Journalists” in Lagos, said gender issues were usually misunderstood
The Association’s National Chairman, Ifeyinwa Omowole, made the appeal in her New Year message, noting that majority of Nigerian women and the girl-child were far from actualising their full potential
Omowole said women should ensure positive outcome from promoting security, peace and stability in any community
The NAWOJ National President, Ifeyinwa Omowole, during the ground breaking in Abaren, commended the NUJ for helping her achieve the dream to provide affordable houses for journalists
“If the Constitution could be amended to accommodate political issues, then the 8th National Assembly can amend the Constitution to accommodate women who are their mothers, wives, sisters and their daughters.”
Omowole assumed office as president on May 18 after defeating Fatima Abdulkareem with 469 votes to 198 votes