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Stakeholders Tasks Media Practitioners on Objectivity, Positive Narratives for National Development Numerous stakeholders have enjoined media practitioners especially Journalists, to extensively deploy the use of objectivity and positive narratives in their reporting activities in order to contribute towards aiding the...

World Press Freedom Day: Use Technology to Promote Media Rights, Says Digital Media Expert A Digital Media Expert, Ali Isa Musa has tasked advocates of Press Freedom to use Digital Technology in promoting Media rights especially as the world marks...

Wada Backs Call For Bala Muhammad Presidency AREWA AGENDA - The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 Kogi State governorship election, Engineer Musa Wada, has expressed confidence in the ability of Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed,...

Govt’s Critics Are Threatened While Terrorists Operate Freely – Jaafar AREWA AGENDA - The publisher of Daily Nigerian newspaper, Jaafar Jaafar, has decried the lack of free speech in Nigeria, saying government security apparatuses threaten critics while terrorists operate unhindered...

Human rights key to industrial harmony — NHRC AREWA AGENDA - Mr Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Sunday said that human rights were key to industrial harmony. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Fatimah...

INEC says attacks on facilities may affect future polls AREWA AGENDA - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says recent attacks on its facilities if remained unchecked, may affect future polls. The commission expressed concern, particularly with the ongoing conversion of...

Buhari reaffirms commitment to press freedom, urges respect for ethics AREWA AGENDA - President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to freedom of the press, and urged media professionals to wield such freedom responsibly. Femi Adesina, the President’s...

FG to Extend N-Power Programme to 1m Beneficiaries The Federal Government says it will expand the N-Power programme from the present 500,000 beneficiaries to one million. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a message to commemorate the 2021 Workers’ Day celebration...

Military Rescues Kidnapped Student In Plateau AREWA AGENDA - The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi States has rescued a kidnapped victim. The victim, Mr Kelvin Eze, is a student of King’s...

COVID-19 hinders immunisation, puts millions of children at risk – WHO AREWA AGENDA - According to the WHO data, 60 mass immunisation campaigns are currently postponed in 50 countries, putting around 228 million people - mostly children - at risk...