The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to provide life insurance for journalists who are on the frontline in the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The union also called for the provision of adequate and effective Personal Protection Equipment and palliatives to ease the hardship journalists daily encounter while on their respective assignments.

The NUJ said it is becoming increasingly clear that there is an urgent need for the Federal and State Governments to intervene to save the Media Industry from collapse.

The union therefore requested for a Special Media Stabilization Fund for privately owned newspapers and broadcast media so as to sustain government’s strategy in its fight to contain the spread of the Corona virus.