Rivers NUJ plans Peace Training for Journalists
The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has received commendations over plans to partner the Channels Academy on peace training for journalists in the State and Country at large.
Our correspondent was informed that the two days training exercise at the State Secretariat of the Rivers Council of the NUJ at Earnest Ikoli Press Centre Port Harcourt commenced yesterday and will terminate tomorrow, Thursday June 24, 2021.
Some journalists who spoke with The Tide in Port Harcourt, yesterday, said it was a well crafted thought of the national leadership of the union vis- a -vis the state executives.
A Senior Correspondent with Independent Monitor Newspaper, Wariso Wariso, said that the initiative was a strong indication of the commitment of the Stanley Job led executive of the NUJ in the State.
Wariso noted that there was no better way to carry journalists along than to ensure that the benefit from such a training opportunity.
He maintained that training and retraining was key in the practice of journalism due to the dynamism associated with the profession.
