Why practice persists in Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Ebonyi, Bauchi, others A common sight in Nigerian cities and rural communities is the post warning residents against defecating in open places. The sing song is: “do not defecate or urinate here,” with the accompanying threat: “offenders will be prosecuted”. Unfortunately, the warning/threat is most often complied…
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as International Day of Education. Tomorrow again, the world will be marking the day. The Nation Journalism Foundation, as part of its thematic focus, will be addressing the phenomenon of out-of-school children – a disturbing challenge, which is consuming the educational domain and future of the child…
Oduduwa Secondary School on Ladipo Road, Mushin, Lagos, became the epicentre of a transformative initiative recently, as The Nation Journalism Foundation, led by its Programme Officer, Mr. Ademola Oyeledun, launched an event titled: “United against bullying: Creating a safe and supportive school community.” The event, which aligned with the foundation’s 16 days of activism against…
A member of Board of Trustees (BoT) of The Nation Journalism Foundation, Mrs. Dupe Ajayi-Gbadebo, yesterday called for an action against gender-based violence (GBV). She made the call at a seminar organized by the foundation in Lagos. Mrs. Gbadebo was joined by a panel of experts to discuss the theme: Breaking the Media Silence Around Gender-Based Violence. The panel…
Theme: “Breaking the Media Silence around Gender Based Violence” Presented by Dupe Ajayi Gbadebo, Member, Board of Trustees, The Nation Journalism Foundation (tNJF) The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), on February 7, 2000, by resolution 54/134, designated 25th November as the day to globally commemorate the International Day of the Elimination of Violence…
Honorable members of the board, it is a pleasure to welcome you to this inaugural meeting of The Nation Journalism Foundation. We live in very interesting times when events happen at a furious and breakneck speed, often inducing generalized apprehension and an eerie sense of disorientation among the populace and the ruling classes themselves. It…
In commemoration of the annual World Toilet Day, The Nation Journalism Foundation (tNJF), a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting media advocacy and social change has called for concerted efforts to end the scourge of open defecation in Nigeria. A statement by its programme officer, Ademola Oyeledun disclosed that the foundation is set to release its…
Human rights activists under the auspices of the Niger Delta Rights Advocates (NDRA) and the Relief International, Africa (RIA) have called for an end to killings and harassment of journalists. The activists spoke during a walk organised on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by the Nation Journalism Foundation (tNJF), to mark the International Day…
Journalists deserve adequate protection to practice their profession of giving information to society, guests at The Nation Foundation event said yesterday. The Nigerian Union of Journalist (Lagos State council), Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso and eminent scholar and influential columnist Prof. Adebayo Williams insisted during the maiden event organized by The…
Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation, has announced the birth of The Nation Journalism Foundation (TNJF), a not-for-profit that will engage in causes beneficial to humanity. According to Secretary of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Lawal Ogienagbon, the foundation is ‘a product of long planning in our desire to expand the frontiers of media…
