The Council organises training workshops and seminars, aimed at promoting high ethical and professional standards; fostering the development of enabling conditions for the press to operate and carry out its responsibilities to society. It also carries out its capacity building function for journalists through the organisation of workshops and seminars for media professionals.
The Council works in conjunction with stakeholders - such as the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Nigerian Guild of Editors, Newspaper Proprietors Association and non-governmental media organisations.
The Council has organised the following workshops and seminars:
Workshop on Nigerian Mass Media During National Crises, Gateway Hotel, Ota, March 24 – 27, 1994;
Editors Forum – National Workshop on News Judgment and Management, Gateway Hotel, Ota, June 21 – 24, 1995;
Workshop on Review of NUJ Code of Conduct, Gateway Hotel, Ota, March 4 – 6, 1996;
International Conference of World Association of Press Councils and Similar Bodies, Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja, October 7 – 10, 1996;
Workshop on Implementation of the New Code of Ethics for Journalism Practice in Nigeria, Kwara Hotel, Ilorin, March 19 – 21, 1998;
Workshop on Media and Democracy, Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Towers, May 21-23, 2000;
An Induction Course and Training Programme for its Research Officers at the Grand Mirage Hotel, Garki Area 11, Abuja, April 2001.
Workshop on Media Laws, Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Towers, June 2002, organised in collaboration with the Senate Committee on Information. The workshop was intended to review all media laws and identify those for amendment or repeal.
