{
  "id": 3060555,
  "title": "Chevron reaffirms commitment to training journalists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chevron-reaffirms-commitment-to-training-journalists",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/chevron-reaffirms-commitment-to-training-journalists/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chevron Nigeria Limited has reiterated its dedication to enhancing the skills of journalists in the Niger Delta region. The company, in partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Delta State Council, hosted a media capacity-building workshop in Asaba. Victor Anyaegbudike, Chevron’s Manager of Communications, underscored the vital role of media in promoting transparency and fostering informed public discourse within the oil and gas sector. Chevron, apart from its business activities, is committed to Nigerian Content development, employment, local contracting, and supplier development, investing over $1bn annually in local suppliers. The company also emphasizes its sustainable community development initiatives, including the Global Memorandum of Understanding and the establishment of Host Community Development Trusts. Chevron sees Nigeria and Africa as core growth markets, with investments in gas, deepwater oil, and infrastructure, including the West African Gas Pipeline. The company's professional development programme for media practitioners, the Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills programme, has benefited over 120 journalists since 2014, with more than 425 journalists trained in the past three years across various locations in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists. The NUJ Delta State Council Chairman, Churchill Oyowe, praised Chevron for the partnership, describing the workshop as a timely intervention to deepen journalists' understanding of the oil and gas sector.",
  "summary": "Chevron Nigeria Limited reaffirms its commitment to strengthening journalists’ capacity in the Niger Delta, focusing on accurate reporting in the energy in Read More: https://punchng.com/chevron-reaffirms-commitment-to-training-journalists/",
  "key_points": [
    "Chevron reaffirms commitment to training journalists in Niger Delta.",
    "Partnership with Nigeria Union of Journalists and Delta State Council.",
    "Media capacity-building workshop held in Asaba, benefiting over 425 journalists."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Chevron reaffirms commitment to training journalists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chevron-reaffirms-commitment-to-training-journalists-3060727",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:26:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}