a) What was the occasion described in the newspaper article?

b) How many people, according to the article, spoke at this occasion?

c) In your own words, explain what the following mean:
A ‘… Hawkins … congratulated Nigerian journalists on the high standard of
their journalism ethics …’
B ‘… electoral processes was free and fair …’
C ‘… commitment to the tenets of democratic principles …’

d) What did Mr Adesina mean when he used this expression: ‘… undermined the
credibility of the press …’?

e) ‘In his opening address at the 2015 World Press Freedom Day Forum,
Mr Jeffery Hawkins, who is the US Consul General, applauded Nigerian
journalists on their reporting ethics during the Nigerian general elections.’
A What Part Of Speech is ‘who’?
B Explain the function of the following extract from the sentence: ‘…who is
the US Consul General’.

f) In the article, PAS stands for ‘Public Affairs Section’ and INEC stands for
‘Independent National Election Commission’.
A What is another word for Abbreviations for ‘PAS’ and ‘INEC’?
B What does ‘US’ stand for?

g) Find words or expressions in the article that have a similar meaning to the
following words from the article:
    A applauded                 B press              C journalists
    D credibility                   E influence

a) The Daily Post reported that some angry truck drivers blocked the Maraban Jos highway
causing a massive gridlock in protest over rising fuel prices

b) What are the priorities for development in Nigeria

c) The Miners’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) has developed a strategic development
plan for the mining sector according to a report in the Vanguard News

d) Are there good reasons for conflicts in parts of Africa

e) Some Nigerian newspapers include the Punch the Guardian the Nation the
Nigerian Tribune the Daily Post and the Sun

a) The journalist asked the politician what are the major challenges facing
ordinary people in Nigeria

b) May I take a photograph of your June 12 celebration dance the Nation
photographer asked the Lagos Cultural Troupe leader

c) The newspaper owner called all the reporters to a meeting and said you must
always report the news honestly without fear or favour