By Funmi Ogundare
The President/ Vice Chancellor, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Professor Ademola Tayo, weekend, appealed to the government and relevant authorities to see to the needs and conditions of journalists in the country, especially through the formulation of policies which will guarantee them life insurance while in practice.
Tayo who made this known during the 2020 media launcheon, affirmed that since the media plays a critical role in a nation’s development as a strong facilitator of socio-economic growth and political stability, they have remained a key component of our community.
“Your constructive ideas and views have not only welded together our nation as an indivisible entity, they have sustained our democracy, enhanced good governance, and they have served, for us, as elixir for improved academic products and services to our teeming stakeholders and shareholders.”