Daily Times to build capacity of 400 journalists

Daily Times Nigeria (DTN) has finalised arrangements to bid nary less than 400 journalists from crossed the country.In a connection signed and made disposable to newsmen successful Abuja by Lead Consultant, Daily Times astatine 100, Folio Media Group (FMG), proprietor of Daily Times, Charles Ozoemena, noted the motion is portion of activities lined up by the outfit to observe its centenary. Ozoemena remarked that the solemnisation is to commemorate 100 years of resilience and endurance.

The Daily Times of Nigeria Plc has 8 subsidiary companies successful publishing, printing, packaging, education, trading, and finance, comprising Times Press Limited, Times Ventures Limited, Nigerpak Limited, Times Journalism Institute, Naira Holdings, Times Books Limited, Naira Properties Limited, and West Africa Publishing Company Limited (80 per cent owned).

According to the statement, immoderate of the activities see the honouring of 22 Daily Times veterans/Icons, launching of acquisition projects done the constitution of Folio Media and Creative Academy (FMCA), and work of humanities books, utilizing 97 years of Daily Times archived materials, deepening its avowed committedness to journalism assemblage done workshops that would bid astir 400 journalists crossed the six geopolitical zones.

He said the expansive reception, which would beryllium marked with pomp and pageantry connected June 1, 2026, volition witnesser the Times Heroes Award. He further disclosed that the absorption of the media outfit would beryllium nominating 100 peculiar Nigerians that distinguished themselves successful politics, business, ICT/technology, sports, charity, education, medicine, diplomacy, information services, media, governance and nutrient accumulation for a centenary award.

The connection read: “By satellite standards and records, lone a fewer planetary brands person had their hands connected stars for a century. By this feat, Daily Times volition emergence arsenic the Media elephantine successful Nigeria and Africa to person reached this milestone, weathering each storms to stay astatine the forefront of journalism successful Nigeria.”

Towards this 100th anniversary, “we person rolled retired a 24-month calendar of activities. Some of them see the honouring of 22 Daily Times veterans/Icons, launching of acquisition projects done the constitution of Folio Media and Creative Academy (FMCA), work of humanities books, utilizing 97 years of Daily Times archived materials, and deepening its avowed committedness to journalism assemblage done workshops that would bid astir 400 journalists crossed the six geo-political zones.

“The expansive reception to beryllium marked with pomp and pageantry connected June 1, 2026, volition witnesser the Times Heroes Award. Accordingly, we volition beryllium nominating 100 peculiar Nigerians for a centenary award, fixed their successes successful politics, business, ICT/technology, sports, charity, education, medicine, diplomacy, information services, media, governance, nutrient production, etc,” FMG noted successful the statement.