The Nigerian Guild OF Editors, NGE and THE Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ have condemned the raid on the premises of The Sun Newspaper by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday. The two bodies in separate release warned against the continuation of the increasing attempts by the Commission to gag the press.…
NGE Wants Govt To Partner Media Against Societal Ills
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has charged the government to see journalists as partners in the war against corruption and other ills. It says in a release to commemorate world press freedom day today that in line with the global theme of the event “journalism must thrive in Nigeria, if we must arrive at…
NGE Re-elects Femi Adesina as President:
Femi Adesina, president of Nigeria Guild of Editors has been re-elected as president of the body for another two years. Adesina and other members of his former executive, with the exception of Victoria Ibanga, who was newly elected for the office of general secretary. She defeated Mustapha Isah, who was on the executive until afternoon…
Ensure Eligible Voters Are Not Disenfranchised – NGE
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to ensure all eligible voters are not disenfranchised during next month’s general election. The body also asked INEC to do everything possible to redeem the shoddy process of the distribution of thePermanent Voters Cards, PVC across the country. In a communique…
Insecurity: Editors Express Fear for conduct of 2015 Elections
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has warned that the high level of insecurity, insurgency and kidnappings across the country which create atmosphere of fear and apprehension, cannot guarantee free, fair and credible elections in 2015. The NGE issued this warning at the 10th All Nigerian Editors Conference, ANEC, held in Katsina State, at the…
NGE Berates Army over NewspaperSeizure
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has criticized the Nigerian Army for seizing copies of some national newspapers on Friday. The NGE stated this in a statement issued on Friday. The NGE decried what it described as a random, forceful seizure of PUNCH, Leadership and The Nation newspapers in Lagos and Kaduna including South-South and…
World Press Freedom Day: Editors Call For Synergy
As Nigeria joins other countries around the world to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has urged all stakeholders in the media to synergize to form a formidable partnership in order to save the ship of the state from running aground. In a press release signed by Femi…