The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has stated that no journalist can survive on salary alone, noting that media is a complex business to run in Nigeria.
He made the remark at the inauguration of the CBI News App in Lagos on Friday.
Momodu described the media as an “abiku” or “ogbaje” (spirit child) which dies and comes back to life frequently.
“As far as I am concerned, being a media investor in Nigeria is what the Yorubas call ‘abiku’. The Igbos call it ‘ogbaje’. Abiku is a child that you give birth to, which will die and come back again. That is the media. The media is as complex as you are seeing it,” he explained.
Momodu stressed the need for good remuneration for journalists, adding, “No journalist can survive on salary alone, even if you pay them N1 million monthly.”
