Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), the umbrella body for journalists in the print, electronic and online media platforms reporting the automotive industry in Nigeria, will hold its annual Training /Capacity Building Workshop for 2023 on August 24 in Lagos.
This year’s edition of the annual training programme which is aimed at equipping the motoring journalists with the necessary reportorial skills as it relates to Nigeria’s automotive industry and globally, according to the Chairman of NAJA, Mike Ochonma, in a statement, will focus on two very critical themes because of their crucial importance to Nigeria’s automotive industry.
“In order to equip our members with the necessary tools, we have as our major themes, Motoring Journalists and Role of New Media in Automotive Reportage as well as ‘Natural Gas (CNG, LNG, LPG) as Alternative amid Fuel Subsidy Removal,” Ochonma said.
He said it is imperative for journalists covering the automotive sector to be in sync with latest happenings in the sector, especially at this point in time that many Nigerians are clamouring for alternative fuel following the removal of subsidies on fuel.
He said the event will bring together critical stakeholders with deep knowledge of the auto industry to help educate motoring journalists on necessary reportorial skills as it relates to the industry and globally.
Ochonma also called on stakeholders in the industry to support this year’s annual event for motoring journalists in Nigeria with a very large market for the automotive market.