Business Standard, an Online newspaper would be launched  tomorrow.

It can be accessed at BusinessStandardsng.com

The general interest online newspaper, published by a  team of experienced journalists provides intelligent information and insights in various areas of the economy such as  Energy, Information Technology, Aviation, Banking and finance, Maritime,  Education, health, Agriculture and Politics.

Besides,the versatile journalists said they want to meet readers with necessary and factual information in the dynamic global setting.

“Businessmen, CEOs, Chief Marketing Officers, entrepreneurs, farmers and students are yearning for information that would   lead them to make better business  decisions and improve returns for shareholders. We have come with Business Standard to fill that gap for insights and information business executives, entrepreneurs and students will trust”, Sola Bello, the Editor of the newspaper said

Olusola Bello, who had over 30 years’ experience in journalism, covering various beats including Energy for BusinessDay  and Vanguard Newspaper, said the  online paper  could not have come at a better time than now when readers are reading on their tablets and computers.

“We shall be on hand to serve our readers with intelligent reports on what is happening in the various sectors of the economy across the globe,” he promised.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) embarked on the two days capacity building of Northeast Journalists on health reporting during emergencies and the AstraZeneca vaccine for the benefit of the people of the region.

The participants were drawn from the electronic and print media respectively.

The objectives of the meeting was to orient the Journalists on Covid-19 and also on the AstraZeneca vaccine introduction in order to enhance the acceptance to forestall the negative stories with the idea to see how the journalists will be able to understand health perspectives with the aim of properly informing the public on the preventive measures such as social distancing, wearing of face masks, use of alcohol based hand sanitizers and frequent wash of hands with soap under running water.

Dr. Marcel Mbamalu, communication expert,  tutored the participants on reporting to impact behaviors: experience sharing, reporting Covid-19 to impact behaviors: newspaper,TV and Radio experience, Covid-19 for behavioral change, why do Journalists report, tips for journalists who want to cultivate news sources and reporting for the editor,while another resource person, Dr Onjefu Okidu, Development Communication Consultant, spoke on redefining the roles of mass media during COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Abdullahi Saleh Bashir of Modibbo Adama University, Yola lectured on strategies for reporting vaccine hesitancy and rejection: a guide for Journalists working in emergency states of Northeast Nigeria.

Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa State has tasked media owners in Nigeria on the need for better remuneration  for their workers in order to allow them discharge their duties very well .

He gave the advice  during an interactive  session with  journalists to mark the beginning of Nasarawa State press week organized by the state’s chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists.

He expressed dissatisfaction over the meagre salaries of media men,saying it’s a discentive to quality work.

According to him:” I see media as a strong partner of government, that is what I grow with and I always love media chat where I can present myself  for open question for an answer.What media houses pay  their worker is not encouraging.If you can’t pay your staff well,how do you want them to perform well?”