LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the Ombudsman, has received a formal complaint from the Federal Government against the Daily Trust newspaper, which it alleged published an article on July 4, 2024 “containing false and misleading information that severely threatens national security”. In the complaint, dated July 8, 2024,…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In spite of the Army’s explanation, the United Kingdom on Monday condemned the military invasion of the Daily Trust newspaper offices in Borno and Abuja and the arrest of its journalists by soldiers on Sunday. It described the action as rash, noting that a free press which is able to challenge and…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the military invasion, occupation and takeover of the Abuja and Maiduguri offices of Daily Trust newspaper and called on the Federal Government to take punitive action against the perpetrators in order to end the cycle of abuse of power by military officers. While commending President…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Enthusiasm is running high that the Nigerian media is committed to the professional and ethical coverage of the 2019 elections. This is as a result of the growing number of media outfits endorsing the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage (Revised edition 2018), which underlines a common chord in the industry for…