When the lens of patriotism is understood, people will choose their national identity intentionally. They will create the nation of their dreams because they belive in the vision of that identity – LRM.
Multi-award winning broadcaster, investigative journalist, executive, and critically reviewed author of Distortion, Ejiro Umukoro tasks Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) to raise the ethical bar and rules of engagement for its members.
Speaker Abbas drums up more support for women inclusion in political structure
Says: “We’ll strive to ensure women’s proper representation in governance.”
When orphanages become ugly cesspool of human degradation, manipulation, and frontloading, it takes an organised system of hidden abuse that is enabled, often by religious masking to sanction it.
This interview was culled from Radio Link, originally titled: Hiring to avoid firing.
At LightRay Media, we believe that having a clear cut career strategic plan is the vision board every campus, entry-level journos and experienced media practitioners need. Here are Lekan Otufodunrin’s top tips.
The need to have a sexual/harrasment register for lecturers or persons who work within the academia who enable the abuse of the rights of women and girls across secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria has become imperative in line with the VAPP Act (Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act) with a clear mandate given to NAPTIP (National Agency Trafficking of Persons) coming on the heels of the investigation into Prof. Cyril Ndifon.
While the University of Calabar management has proactively addressed the allegations of sexual harassment issue, it should be noted that, although Prof. Cyril Ndifon was suspended over the same issue in 2015 and reinstated, it begs the question of whether due diligence was carried out in the first instance based on rigorous anti-harrassment policies and protocols, or if it was a case of miscarriage of justice against the female students who spoke up against the violation of their human rights.
It should also be noted that two academic staff from the University of Abuja were recently dismissed due to sexual misconduct.
Sexual harassment and sexual gender violence is fast becoming endemic in institutions across Nigeria.
But what do you think can be done to discourage sexual misconduct on campuses as we read further on the decision taken by the authorities of University of Calabar against Prof. Ndifon?
In ancient Nigeria, Palaver was the term used to describe long meetings with all stakeholders across communities and regions where matters of security, economy, values, and jurisprudence concerning all residents and indigines were addressed publicly. The poor and the rich both had a say – everyone’s voice mattered. Today, such gatherings are politically and socio-economically refered to as townhall meetings. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu is in line with our editorial thrust at LightRay Media to #BrinkBackTownhallMeetings in this report.
In Nigeria, abuse and disrespect for journalists by officials of government and agencies are common place even though the Nigeria Constitution describes the role of the media and journalists at the realm of the 4th Estate having the same legislative powers and significance as the judiciary, legislative and executive.
At LightRay Media, we are championining the need to have a legal framework and clearly defined policies that protects the lives and properties of journalists against the impunity of government officials, which has finally come to a head.
Journalists who are frontliners and first respondents amplify the voices of victims and survivors of police brutality and abusesof office by many a government official against citizens, hence they must be giving their the respect and pride of place as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Rublic of Nigeria.
The onus is now on the Nigeria National Assembly to review the Constitution on the safety and protection of journalists.
Deputy speaker, Kalu, emphasised that the recovery of funds forfeited and abandoned in financial institutions and government agencies will rejuvenate Nigeria’s economy amidst ongoing economic trials.