A new Editorial Management has been appointed in the Rivers State Newspaper Corporation, publishers of The Tide Newspapers.
According to the appointment, which took effect from September 21, 2020, the former Director of Publications of RSNC, Mrs Juliet Njiowhor, is now the Acting Editor, The Tide (Daily).
She took over from the former Acting Editor, The Tide (Daily), Mr Ibim Amieyefori, who retired from the service of the corporation in November, 2017.
Also appointed to a new position of Acting Deputy Editor, The Tide (Daily) with effect from September 21, 2020, is Mr Nelson Chukwudi, who until his appointment was the Group News Editor of The Tide Newspapers.
Speaking at the formal handover ceremony at the RSNC Corporate Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the new Acting Editor, Mrs Juliet Njiowhor said the appointment was a surprise gift, and thanked God and the Rivers State Government for the opportunity to serve in her new capacity.
She solicited the commitment of staff, particularly those of the Editorial Department, to enhance efficiency and professionalism in the production of the newspaper.
The new Acting Editor, who assured her commitment towards the actualisation of the mandate of The Tide, emphasized “the need for all staff to work as a family” to take the newspaper to the next height, and cautioned against tendencies that could pull down the newspaper.
In his remarks, the former Acting Editor of The Tide, Mr Amieyefori Ibim, congratulated the new Editorial Management on their appointments, and also thanked the staff of the Rivers State Newspaper Corporation for their cooperation during his service years.
He urged the staff to give more support to the new Editorial Management Team for improved efficiency, effectiveness and productivity of The Tide.
The former Acting Editor said plans had already been concluded and contracts signed on the online sales agreement for the newspaper before the new development, and handed a copy of the agreement to the new Acting Editor.
Earlier, the Acting General Manager of RSNC, Mr Goodluck Ukwe, had congratulated the new Acting Editor and Acting Deputy Editor on their appointments, insisting that the appointments were purely based on merit, and wished them success in their new roles.
Ukwe, said the new Editorial Management Team has the potentials to deliver on their new assignments because of the respective Editors’ experience, professional competence and exemplary leadership acumen.
Later at a separate event, Ukwe, who is also the chairman of The Tide Editorial Board, formally handed over the mantle of leadership of the board to the new Acting Editor, Mrs Juliet Njiowhor.
The handing over ceremony took place at the corporation’s Boardroom, during the Editorial Board Meeting, yesterday.
Ukwe appealed to the new chairman of the board to carry every member along, saying that the changes were expected to engender cohesion in the workings of the department, while at the same time, improving Editorial quality and content.
In her response, the new Chairman of The Tide Editorial Board, Mrs Juliet Njiowhor thanked Ukwe for his meritorious service to the corporation, and promised to fly the flag even higher.

By: Taneh Beemene