BENIN CITY- Authorities of the University of Benin has disclosed plans to partner the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), to help address the professional drifts, weak technical skills and bolster the low professional journalistic standards.
Vice-Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Faraday Orumwense dropped the hint when the Management of the Institution played host to the Edo state Council of the NUJ.
Orumwense’s assertion, was in response to the request by the union to assist Media practitioners haven difficulties in securing admission for advanced studies, without compromising standard.
He assured the University support to assist the union is setting up its Information communication Technology (ICT) unit at the Councils secretariat in Benin City, with a caution to journalists to be more committed to developmental journalism.
“Be rest assured that I’m fully behind he NUJ. I want you to throw your weight behind me by projecting the University and the good things we are doing here.
“We have special programme for mass communication department…We will give our support to reposition the ICT unit in NUJ. We will support you”, he said.
Ealier in a remark, the state chairman of the NUJ, Comrade Roland Osakue, pledged the unflinching support of the union to the Vice-Chancellors, under whose watch, the ivory tower “has witnessed tremendous progress”.
Osakue, stressed that the initiative to seek the University collaboration, especially in area of training and re-training programme, was targetted at developing employability skills for practicing journalists.
The chairman was accompanied the trip by Comrade, Alemma Aliu Ozeruva (Secretary, NUJ, Mrs. Rose Imonikhe (VICE chairman), Fred Emokpae (Treasurer), Lucky Isibor (Finacial Secretary), Comrade, Walid Ogunseri (Auditor), Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel, Comrade Simon Ebegbulem, Comrade Ernest Iyamu (former official of the NUJ), Comrade and Sunny Ojieduma, Benin-based Veteran Journalist.
Prof. Farady Orumwense, Vice-Chancellor, UNIBEN
