3. There is no contradiction in the twin status of the NUJ as a professional body and a trade union. If anything, as in the case of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives(NANNM) such dual status enhances its viability. So, further dissipation of energy in this direction should stop. 4. There is a need to build trade union consciousness in journalists; the thought by some journalists that because of their access to the elites, they do not need the union, amounts to false consciousness. Primarily, journalists are employees and they need a strong association to protect and fight for their professional and economic interests. 5. Leaders of the NUJ at national, zonal and state levels need a new orientation and value system. The NUJ's primary responsibility cannot be giving awards that add no value to the profession or the country, or executing projects that compromise professional ethics. 6. The NUJ should protect the constitutional and fundamental rights of journalists; for instance, it is unacceptable that staff of the Punch Newspapers would continue to be denied their fundamental right to associate including that to establish a branch of the NUJ. 7. The union should popularize the Condition of Service passed by its NEC and campaign for its implementation by all employers in the media industry. 8. The Condition of Service can be reviewed if necessary and used for negotiations with employers in the industry such as the NPAN, BON and the Federal/State ministries of Information. 9. The union and its members need to horn their engagement skills; the struggle may demand taking on individual media organisations or recalcitrant employers. 10. Journalists and their allies should spearhead a change in companies' registration that would make it mandatory for employers who owe staff up to three months wages to fold up. Any company that cannot meet its statutory obligation to pay salaries should be declared insolvent.