Media Centre for Promotion of Safety Awareness ( MCPoSA) , an organisation dedicated to advocacy campaign for the Safety of Journalists and other workers, is billed to honour two governors – Professor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and Engineeer Oluwaseyi Makinde of Oyo State, as part of this year’s special effects to mark UNESCO’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, IDEI.
The event, otherwise known as; Journalists Safety Day, which will hold at, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, Alausa-Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 from 10.00 a.m
A member of MCPoSA’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Mr Mack Ogbamosa and its Executive Director, Dr Chinyere Amaechi, said on Wednesday that the Centre, which marks Journalists Safety Day every November since 2015, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO), the Nigeria Union of Journalists ( NUJ), and the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON), the governors were being honoured for their media- friendly dispositions and their commitment to the safety and security of all workers in their respective domain.
According to him, the day which is usually marked as a one-day symposium on issues of safety of journalists and freedom of expression, as its 10th anniversary special effect, has identified the two governors’ outstanding commitment to the wellbeing of Journalists, hence the prestigious honour.
“In this era of technological drives, two themes have been captured for the event as follows: (1) The place of Traditional Journalism in an era of AI and Digitization and a sub-theme (2): Risk assessment as an integral part of effective communication,” Ogbamosa said, adding that, ” the global theme is: National safety mechanisms for journalists: combating impunity and strengthening national structures for the prevention, protection and prosecution of crimes committed against journalists, media workers, and social media producers.”
He added that some of the best experts in the relevant spheres have accepted to address the themes. Some of them include: Oreoluwa Lesi, a global name on tech matters, who is the founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), an organisation committed to building a more inclusive technology ecosystem, with the next generation of women technology creators, entrepreneurs, and leaders.
Also speaking on the occasion is Engr. Jamiu Badmos, a versatile Quality, Health, Safety, Environment and sustainability expert and Mr. Ojetokun Oluwole, the Lagos Branch Chairman, National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria, a renowned name in communication and safety.
The father of the Day is also a safety expert and one of the icons of the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria, HRH Professor Innocent Okunamiri.The President of Nigeria Guild of Editors, Chief Eze Anaba is also one of dignitaries expected to grace the occasion.
