[1] The President of the Association is Nduka Obaigbena, a Nigerian journalist, columnist and founder of Thisday, one of Nigeria's national Newspaper.
[2] The patron of the Association is Chief Sam Amuka-Pemu, a Nigerian journalist, columnist and founder of the Vanguard , Nigeria's leading newspaper, and co-founder of The Punch, most widely read newspaper in Nigeria.
[3] The general secretary is Mohammed Idris Malagi, the chairman, CEO and founder of Blueprint Newspaper.
Another attempt was made through the establishment of the Nigerian Media Council Decree No 59 of 1988.
However, this attempt failed, largely because journalists were apprehensive concerning the seemingly undemocratic powers conferred upon the council.