Islamic group seeks sanctions against non-payment of salaries to journalists Published An Islamic rights body, Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, (MMWG) has called for stiff sanctions on poor remunerations, irregular and non-payment of salaries by some media organuzations to journalists in the country. The group, in a statement issued on Monday on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, WPFD, and made available to our correspondent in Abuja, specifically called for “urgent laws which would make it impossible for such violations of fundamental human rights to continue in Nigeria.” The statement, signed by the National Coordinator of the group, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to cause the National Assembly to amend relevant parts of the laws setting-up the Nigerian Press Council, NPC and National Broadcasting Commission, NBC giving them the powers to shut-down any erring media organisations that deny its workers regular payment of salaries.