The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has finally registered the Association of Corporate Online Editors (ACOE) as a corporate entity.
Its CAC registration number: is 7441687.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Association's Acting Chairman, Martins ODIETE, and the Acting Secretary, Shola Akingboye.
The statement said "As a professional body of news editors who publish online newspapers in Nigeria, the registration is a huge milestone for ACOE in line with its mission to strengthen ethical journalism as a prerequisite tool for online media practitioners; to uphold the tenets of the profession, promote corporate values and the welfare of its members, and to maintain associations' set standard in line with global best practices.
"As the association approaches its second anniversary with members across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT at its headquarters, ACOE will be announcing a line of exciting programs to mark its two years of existence and unveil its corporate identity in the days ahead."
The Association also encouraged journalists to be on the look out for more updates and join ACOE in promoting ethical journalism and professional standards in the online media space.