Allison Madueke establishes The Union Newspaper; to pay reporters N250,000 monthly

Dieziani Allison-Madueke
Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison Madueke, has joined the league of newspaper publishers in the country, with the introduction of a weekly title, ‘The Union’, DailyPost has learnt.

It was gathered that the paper has an all-gloss pullouts for its Entertainment, Sports, Fashion and Style sections.

A close insider hinted that the publication would kick off fully as from January 1, 2014, but at the moment, they are trying the market with a weekly publication, which covers every aspect of normal newspaper reportage.

It was also gathered that the newspaper operates from an office located in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, while the former Managing Director of the Champion Newspaper, Emma Agu, is currently managing its operations.

Sources said reporters would be paid N250,000 monthly, while Editors will get about N500,000 per month.

DailyPost learnt that some journalists have been jostling to join the new publication, which kicks off fully January next year.

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