May Day: NUJ to picket media houses over unpaid salaries

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(Nigeria) The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ and the civil society groups will on May 1 begin picketing of  media houses in Lagos and Abuja, over unpaid salaries of journalists. The union said the affected media houses in Lagos and Abuja had been duly notified by its national secretariat.
A statement by NUJ President, Malam Mohammed Garba and the National Secretary, Shauib Usman Leman,said the picketing would be extended to other states later.
``The National Executive Committee gave April 30 as deadline for the payment of all outstanding salaries. The union, labour and civil society groups are  to picket defaulting media houses as from May 1, in Lagos, before being extended to other states and Abuja,’’ the statement added.
On the arrest of four journalists of the Leadership newspapers in Abuja, the NUJ described it as a siege on the media.
``It is undemocratic and uncalled for. The union will not shy away from its responsibilities in protecting its members.’’
It indicated the readiness of the union to review the code of ethics for Nigerian journalists, in line with global standards.
The union appealed to the Federal Government to continue to ensure security of lives and property in the country.

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