By Moses Okorie
Joy of the members of the Association of Corporate Online Editors, ACOE, knew no bounds last week, when the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, registered their group after months of application, thereby making the body a corporate entity in Nigeria with registration number 7441687.
The group is an umbrella body for online media professionals who aimed to spread its membership across the 36 states of the federation with headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
According to a release issued by the newly registered group, which was signed by its acting chairman, Mr. Martins Odiete and the acting secretary, Mr. Shola Akingboye and made available to newsmen on Monday, called on Nigerians to join ACOE in promoting ethical journalism and professional standard in the online media space.
The release reads: “As a professional body of news editors who publish online newspapers in Nigeria, the registration is a huge milestone for ACOE in line with its mission to strengthen ethical journalism as a prerequisite tool for online media practitioners; to uphold the tenets of the profession, promote corporate values and the welfare of its members, and to maintain associations’ set standard in line with global best practices.
“As the association approaches its second anniversary with members across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT at its headquarters, ACOE will be announcing a line of exciting programs to mark its two years of existence and unveil its corporate identity in the days ahead.
“Stay tuned for more updates and join ACOE in promoting ethical journalism and professional standards in the online media space”.
