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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of “our esteemed colleague and leader, Comrade Ariyo Akinola, a dedicated journalist who served with distinction at the New Nigerian Newspapers who died on Wednesday night in Lagos.” In a statement jointly signed by the council’s chairman, Adeleye Ajayi and…

Media practitioners, journalism students, and well-wishers gathered at the BOS Hall of Lagos Television Complex, Agidingbi, Ikeja, on Wednesday for the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) 2025 Press Week Lecture. The event, themed “Unlocking Opportunities for Businesses in a Challenging Economy: The Role of the Media / Roadmaps to Energy Security in Nigeria,” featured extensive…

The Princess Alaba Igbaroola led executive members of the Photojournalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN, and the End of Year Symposium Committee members paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, at his residence in Lagos on Tuesday November 25th, 2025. The visit was aimed at informing him about the association’s annual…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, has concluded arrangements to stage the 2025 Press Week. The event is scheduled to hold from Monday, November 24 to Sunday, November 30, 2025. The Theme for Y2025 Press Week is “Unlocking Opportunities for Businesses in a Challenging Economy: The Role of the Media/Roadmaps to Energy…

The British Council has collaborated with the Federal Government and Development Partners to collectively seek strategies to make education inclusive, equitable, and transformative across the region. This was highlighted at the Language in Education International Conference 2025, themed “Language, Education and Inclusion: Empowering Every Learner”, where the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, reiterated…

The fourth prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has re-affirmed that fund withdrawals by the state government did not breach any banking law. During cross-examination before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court on Monday,…

L-R, Brand, Event & CSR Manager, Egbin Power, Stella Olugbemi; Odofin of Ijede, High Chief Babatunde Ogunmuyiwa; External & Media Relations Manager, Egbin Power, Adebayo Dawodu and the Regent of Ijede, High Chief Musediq Aliu, during Egbin Power Annual Community Medical Outreach 2025 at Ijede Community, Ikorodu, Lagos. Egbin Power’s annual medical outreach, the Personal…

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has acknowledged what it described as impressive road infrastructure projects by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Coalition, which rated the current administration “very good” in the area of road infrastructure, said it came to the conclusion after a painstaking assessment of work done in various…

As the Breast Cancer Awareness month ends, the Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists, NAWOJ Lagos, has called on stakeholders to create better access to care. The association believes ending the suffering of those with lived experiences lies in the hands of policy makers, health workers and partners. Chairperson of the Lagos chapter of NAWOJ, Mrs.…

Growing up in Ijebu-Ife, in the heart of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, my world was one of flat farmlands, low plains, and thick vegetation. I never encountered a single hill or mountain, not in childhood curiosity nor in adolescent wanderings. Even when I moved to Lagos, where the land meets the…