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The entire members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) received with shock news of the demise of veteran journalist and Editor, Sir Odafe Othihiwa, who was aged 77. Sir Othihiwa was a former News Editor of the defunct Nigerian Observer from 1977 to 1981. He also served as Group General Manager of the Daily Times

The traditional concept of poverty is outdated, according to a new report released yesterday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). Findings from the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) sheds light on disparities in how people experience poverty, revealing vast inequalities among countries and among the poor

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has issued a disclaimer over an award scheme between it and an NGO called Foundation for Transparency & Accountability purportedly held on May 10, 2019. A statement by the NGE dissociating itself from the award reads: The attention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), has been drawn to an award and

R-L: Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Peter Nwomeh Foundation (PNF), Pharm. Cyril Aninwike, Secretary, Board of Trustees, Mr. Dan Nwomeh and one of the PNF Scholars, Miss Deborah Okoye, a 2nd year student of Radiography, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, during the presentation of the Foundation’s scholarship awards for the 2018/19 session, in Ozalla,

Mr. Ahmed Lawan Kuru, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) (left), explaining a point to Hon. Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, President of the Court of Appeal (right) and the Chairman, Board of Directors, AMCON, Dr. Muiz Banire when AMCON management paid a courtesy visit to Justice Bulkachuwa at her office in Abuja.

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the umbrella professional organisation for the leadership of the print, broadcast and online media in Nigeria, would soon have participants in the prestigious Senior Executive Course of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPPS. Vice President Yemi Osibanjo promised to assign slots to members of the Guild to

R-L: Dr. Eberechukwu Uneze, Executive Director, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON); Hon. Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed and the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) at the Main Auditorium of the Federal Ministry of Finance, where the Minister of Finance joined by relevant heads of key government agencies addressed the press to

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for more protection for journalists before, during and after elections. This was the highpoint of a statement released by the Guild on the occasion of the 2019 World Press Freedom Day. The Guild said this year’s World Press Freedom Day with the theme: ‘Role of Media in

Imo State Deputy Governor-elect, Rt. Hon. Gerald Alphonsus Irona says funds meant for Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission-ISOPADEC shall no longer be diverted, but will be used for the development of the oil producing areas of the State. Irona stated this while addressing thousands of stakeholders of Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal Constituency, who gathered

Buhari receiving Certificate of Return from INEC Following the conclusion of the closely contested 2019 elections and the re-emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with a fresh 4-year mandate beginning on the 29th of May 2019, it is pertinent to reiterate critical issues previously highlighted in our 2018 Banking