The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Poland Media Association have signed an MoU to establish the Journalists House toward fostering media exchanges and cooperation between both countries’ journalists.
The understanding will also help promote communication between the two countries and in the process expose them to peculiar professional dynamics existing in both climes.
The agreement was formally signed by leaders from both organisations.
While the President of the NUJ, Dr Christopher Isiguzo signed on behalf of the Nigerian union, Mr Marek Traczyk, President of the PMA signed for the Polish side, with an array of journalists from different parts of the world witnessing the historic agreement.
The agreement was part of the high points of the ongoing Belt and Road Journalists Forum taking place in Beijing, China with leaders of more than 80 unions of journalists and associations from across the six continents present.
The two countries also agreed to expose their members to exchange and capacity-building programmes in both Poland and Nigeria.
The following are other critical elements of the historic agreement: Other financial intermediaries and associated institutions from other countries are cordially invited to participate.
The Nigeria-Polish House of Journalists will strengthen Nigeria’s inter-regional cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries to jointly promote exchanges and cooperation between journalists from Nigeria, Poland, and other Central and Eastern European countries.
Similarly, the Association of Polish Media is ready to provide support and assistance to Nigerian journalists permanently or temporarily residing in Poland, just as the NUJ will provide support and assistance to Polish journalists staying permanently or temporarily in Nigeria.
The press organisations of both countries are to actively organise bilateral and multilateral seminars, training, exchanges, and exhibitions, both remotely and in close quarters.
All interested journalists from other countries are encouraged to participate.
The Association of Polish Media and the Nigeria Union of Journalists are ready to cooperate in order to introduce the mechanism of the Nigeria-Polish House of Journalists cooperation platform and expand the impact of this mechanism.
The Association of Polish Media and the NUJ desire to actively introduce the cooperation mechanism of the Nigeria-Polish House of Journalists to their members and partners in various ways to get more support. (NAN)
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