The NGE made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in reaction to a claim by Obaigbena that he gave N50 million to the Guild from the money he was alleged to have collected from the Office of the then National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki
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The Guild made its position on the bill, which has been tagged the Social Media Bill, known in a statement by its President, Garba Deen Muhammad
He said: “We need to promote national identity, national value, socio-political norms and values and give right to appropriate issues in the country
The opening ceremony of the conference, with the theme: Nigeria: The change we need and the role of the Editor, will take place on August 27, 2015 at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Yenagoa
According to a statement signed by the Vice-President (West) of the NGE, who is also the the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2015 Biennial Convention, Steve Ayorinde, the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), will host the event, which is scheduled to hold at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja
Ekpu said the code would make the media accountable to the people
Leadership and The Nation newspapers meant for the South South, South East and the North were seized by the military on Friday
Isaac Ighure, representing the Nigerian Guild of Editors, called for the amendment of Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution to protect journalists
The NGE said in a statement on Saturday: “As Nigeria goes through very grave trials, threatening the very foundation of its existence, it is imperative that all stakeholders forge a synergy to save the ship of state from running aground
Without a free press, good governance cannot be guaranteed, the fight against corruption would at best be tepid, our political development would be stunted and sluggish, while the fundamental rights of the citizenry would be trampled upon with impunity
Ajimobi, in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, also congratulated other staff of the Sun recently uplifted to senior management positions
“If we do not develop human resources by creating and educating persons, we will not be able to go anywhere in this country
The governor noted that though the country’s democracy was still young, it could get better if stakeholders play their roles effectively
Uduaghan, who has been championing the “Delta Beyond Oil” initiative in the last six years, said he was the happiest Nigerian at the venue of the opening ceremony with the decision of Nigerian editors to expand the scope of his vision to the national level
The President said that the conference, with the theme: “Nigerian Beyond Oil”, would x-ray issues on how Nigeria could survive without depending on revenue from the export of crude oil
The Standing Committee, at its meeting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, also took positions on other national issues
In the past four years, I have served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Guild. And without any attempt at flattery, I’ll confess that the outgoing president has led the association with dignity, with passion, and with integrity. And as an insider, I’m impressed and inspired. I believe the Guild must not only sustain, but increase the tempo