Broadcast professionals in Kogi State have been urged to register with the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) as part of efforts to checkmate and eliminate quackery in the media industry.
The call was made during the monthly meeting of the Kogi State chapter of the society, held at the office of the Director General of the Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, located within the Confluence Radio 94.1FM premises in Lokoja.
The meeting highlighted that membership of the society is open to all practitioners in both radio and television broadcasting.
Barely five years after its launch in November 2021, the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters has continued to attract hundreds of members across the country. With Professor Umaru A. Pate, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Kashere, Gombe State, as its National President, the society is already recording significant milestones in the formalization of the broadcasting profession in Nigeria.
The SNB has reiterated its commitment to regulating the profession through the establishment of standards, promotion of continuous training and retraining, and certification of broadcasters to curb unprofessional practices.
Speaking after the meeting, the Director General of the Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, Princess Nana Hauwa Yussuff, explained that the society was not created to take over the roles of existing media unions, but to complement and strengthen their operations.
She called on all media practitioners, particularly those in the electronic broadcasting sector, to embrace the initiative, noting that it provides a platform for qualified professionals to thrive.
Also speaking, a veteran broadcaster and lecturer at the Federal University Lokoja, Katherine Udok, alongside the Director of Commercial at Confluence Radio 94.1FM Lokoja, Labran Baba Aminu, described the SNB as a welcome development for broadcasters and media professionals committed to promoting excellence in the industry.
They urged other media unions to align with the initiative, stressing that the society was not established to undermine existing bodies but to support their efforts.
The Society of Nigerian Broadcasters was established as a self-regulatory professional body, similar to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), with the mandate to uphold ethics and professionalism in the media industry.
Interested practitioners are encouraged to visit Confluence Radio Station, Lokoja, on April 24 to register as members.(MLC TV)
