Category: Journalists’ Safety
HUNGER PROTEST: SANWO-OLU GIVES KUDOS TO LAGOSIANS
By Chinyere Amaechi Govr. Sanwo-Olu of Lagos After a close observation of the organized and peaceful manner Lagos protesters conducted themselves on the first day of the billed 10 days #ENDBADGOVERNMENT# protest in Lagos, the State’s Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has applauded them for their peaceful candor saying that, Lagosians have chosen to embrace peace and…
Nationwide Protest: ISPON Issues Safety and Precautionary Measures
As the nationwide protest against hunger and bad Governance in Nigeria enters its second day, a concerned NGO group, the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria, ISPON, has issued a safety advisory to keep Nigerian citizens safe and secure while it lasts. The safety and security advisory titled; Nationwide Protest: Safety and Precautionary Measures, succinctly…
PROTEST: IPC DOLES OUT SAFETY TIPS FOR JOURNALISTS
The International Press Centre, IPC, has doled out safety tips in aid of Journalists and other media professionals who would be covering the most publicized nationwide protest against bad governance and hunger in Nigeria. This is contained in a press statement from IPC, made available to SSWatch on the eve of the planned protest The…
e-CMR is for Safety Not Revenue Generation, Commencement postponed – NPF
IGP Kayode Egbedokun The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has thrown more light on the intent behind the introduction of its yet to be implemented, Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), when it debunked insinuations associated with revenue generation saying it’s intended for general safety and security of citizens and the nation at large. According to an…
SARAH JUBRIL CALLS FOR WISDOM TO UNDERSTAND CONTENT OF NATIONAL ANTHEM, BE GUIDED BY ETHICS
Professor Eddie Oparaoji and Dr. Sarah Jubril A one-time, and first woman to join the presidential team of contenders for the plum office of Nigerian Presidency, Sarah Jubril, enjoins citizens to pray for wisdom to understand the content of the National Anthem as well as the codes of office as leaders and the led. She…
The environmental costs of fast fashionTSSL, NSCDC INTERCEPT VESSEL WITH STOLEN 200,000L CRUDE IN BAYELSA
Revelations from the captain of the Vessel Adeboye David and its Engineer, Promise Eze together with their Bayelsan accomplices, disclosed that they were syphoning crude from
PRESS FREEDOM: SYMPOSIUM ENJOINS JOURNALISTS TO UNITE
The symposium brought together media practitioners’ stakeholders and other related experts to rub mind on the state of the media in Nigeria and the way forward