The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the administration led by Governor Chukwuma Soludo in Anambra State are in conflict over the purported closure of the state-owned National Light newspaper.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

NUJ Anambra Council Chairman, Dr. Emeka Odogwu, criticized the government’s actions, describing it as an “open ill-treatment” of journalists and portraying the state government as lacking compassion.

He called on journalists nationwide to unite and protest against the injustice faced by the newspaper’s workers.

Odogwu urged the government to consider absorbing the affected staff into the Ministry of Information rather than leaving them jobless….CONTINUE READING

He questioned why the government was hiring new workers but not taking care of the National Light employees, who he believed had done no wrong.

In response to the claims, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Chief Paul Nwosu, denied any directive to shut down the newspaper house.

He stated that there had been no official discussion or public statement regarding the closure during the last Executive Council meeting of the state.

The conflict between the NUJ and the Anambra State government raises concerns about the fate of National Light newspaper and the welfare of its employees.

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