Nigerian Journalists Raise Funds To Build Secretariat, Institute.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday night raised during a dinner more than US$660,000 out of the US$6.5 million required for the construction of its secretariat and the International Institute of Journalism.
Speaking at the occasion, Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo expressed the readiness of the government to support and assist NUJ in the realization of its dream of having a befitting National Secretariat in Abuja.
He noted with concern that the Union, one of the first trade unions to move its headquarters from Lagos to Abuja, was yet to acquire a befitting structure in the capital.
He, therefore, called on wealthy individuals and organizations to donate generously towards the realization of the NUJ’s dream .
"My charge to the union is that it must not lose focus of this drive to reposition this noble profession,’’ he said.
Sambo congratulated the Union on the recent passage into law of the Freedom Of Information (FOI) bill, while expressing the hope that the law would enhance the practice of journalism in Nigeria.
NUJ president Alhaji Mohammed Garba narrated the challenges of the Union since it was evicted from the premises it occupied since 1992 when it moved to Abuja.
 I must commend my Chairman for this giant stride by the time this structure is completed ,we journalists in Nigeria will smile.Abeg Oga Smart where you dey?come and see what Mohammed is doing.