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China trains journalists to enhance quality reportage, foster bilateral relations
The People’s Republic of China on Tuesday in Beijing, began the training of select journalists from developing countries to enhance their reportage and strengthen bilateral relations between China and their countries.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent participating in the 14-day training in Beijing, reports that the event, which started on Aug. 16 will end on Aug. 29.
The program is sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce through its International Cooperation Dept. and organized by the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) Research and Training Institute (RTI).
Speaking at the event, Mr Chang Jin, Second-Grade Counsel, NRTA, explained that the training was to equip journalists with the knowledge of advanced reporting to foster bilateral relations and people-to-people communication.
He added that the training, which is tagged: ”Seminar on News Media of Developing Countries,” seeks to equip, especially the conventional media practitioners, in the face of the new media, also known as social media.
Jin said: ”In the current day world, the media has a very important role to play in creating common understanding, maintaining peace and promoting joint development.
”The training will also equip media practitioners with the right approach to take in tackling fake news, misinformation and disinformation.
”NRTA sticks to the principle of equality, cooperation and mutual benefit in its relations with all partners in the world.
”We would like to learn from and cooperate with our partners in other countries, and offer assistance on our part in the possible ways we can.”
He also urged participants to pay keen interest during the training and pick up knowledge that would help their countries advance its conventional media like China’s.
“I hope with two weeks’ knowledge sharing, all participants can learn something about China’s experience in its radio, television and online audio-video industry.
“Participants can look towards adopting and promoting the online audio-visual industry to meet with the trend and high demand of the new media.
“I also hope this is a chance for us to facilitate mutual cooperation as well,”Jin said.
Mr Mawugnon Afanou, a participant and Communication Advisor to the Togolese Minister of Communication and Media, who spoke on behalf of all the participants, expressed their gratitude to the Chinese government for the gesture.
He noted that all the participants had great expectations for the training, adding that it would help develop the media sector and further strengthen bilateral relation between countries.
“As representatives of emerging nations, we seize this exceptional opportunity to express our gratitude to the Chinese government for its continued commitment to strengthening media capacities in developing countries.
“In reality, this seminar holds great importance for our region, as it provides a conducive framework for the exchange of experiences and mutual learning in the field of media, particularly leading to the discovery of the Chinese media landscape and its best practices.
“Over the next two weeks, we have no doubt that we will have the privilege of benefiting from the knowledge and expertise of distinguished media trainers and practitioners,’ he said.
Afanou said that participants would utilize the skills which they would acquire in Beijing in promoting journalism professionalism, and the central role of media in the development of their respective countries.
“This initiative reflects the sincere friendship between China and the represented countries here, and we are firmly committed to making good use of these teachings to further contribute to the creation of informed and enlightened societies, in a win-win partnership.
“Furthermore, our gains will not be confined within the borders of China, even though they are, admittedly, immense.
“These gains will serve in our media activities and beyond, benefiting our colleagues with whom we will share them upon our return to our countries,” he added.
Participants were drawn from Bolivia, South Sudan, Burundi, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Kiribati, Laos, Pakistan Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan, among others.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a woman in an accident at Okpoko Market on the Asaba-Onitsha Road.
The Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the accident to journalists in Awka on Thursday, said that the woman was hit while she was crossing the road.
He said that the accident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved a commercial tow truck with registration number XA550BMA.
“Eyewitness report reaching us indicates that the truck was towing a vehicle in an uncontrollable speed along the axis.
“The vehicle that was being towed got detached from the tow truck.
“It hit and killed a female adult, who was said to be crossing the road, while the tow truck continued its movement.
“FRSC rescue team came to the scene and took the woman to Toronto Hospital, Onitsha, where she was confirmed dead and her body deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he said.
While sympathising with the family of the dead, the sector commander urged motorists, especially tow truck drivers, to exercise a high level of professionalism.
He also urged the drivers to always use standard equipment and avoid speeding.
The Chairman, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said the state government’s maize palliative to members of the association made a positive impact on the sector.
Iyiola said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
“We received about 150,000 tons of maize in February from the Lagos State government as palliative to cushion the effect of high feed prices.
“The major benefit of the palliative is that it actually cushioned the cost of production for most poultry farmers in the state.
“The palliative was beneficial as it made the cost of some poultry produce, especially eggs to drop,” Iyiola said.
He noted that prior to the palliative, a crate of egg was sold between N3,500 and N3,700 at the farm gate, but after the palliative, it now sells between N3,200 and N3,400.
According to the PAN chair, retailers and middlemen who sell from N3,800 to N4,200 do that for their personal gain.
“We have urged our members to sell their eggs at reasonable prices following the receipt of the palliative from the government.
“We appreciate the Lagos State government for the palliative but we also urge the federal government to do likewise, to further reduce the cost of production in the sector.
“This will consequently lead to drop in the prices of all poultry produce across board,” he said.
He said the palliative was shared among financial members of the association at no extra cost.
“As an association we shared the grains equally across PAN’s eight zones in the state equally. We also mandated each zone not the sell even a grain of the maize.
“We, however, considered new poultry farmers who wanted to the join the association as beneficiaries of the palliative,” said Iyiola.
He noted that through the palliative, more poultry farmers were recruited into the association.
“The maize was shared only to poultry farmers and not feed millers, it is the major component of poultry feed formulation,” he said.
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