The Federal Government says it is committed to the lasting transformation of the nation’s media landscape.
The government assured that it would continue to accord the media all the necessary respect and support as powerful stakeholders in nation-building and democratic evolution.
Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris made this known at the 6th edition of the 2025 ministerial press briefing series.
He said: “The media will always be powerful stakeholders in nation-building and democratic evolution, and for us as a government, we will continue to accord you all the necessary respect and support.
“Let me use this opportunity to reiterate to our friends and colleagues in the fourth estate of the realm, our commitment to a modern and thriving media industry in Nigeria.’’
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He added that his recent meeting with the executives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in Paris, France, was to further fine-tune the take-off of a first-of-its-kind Media and Information Literacy Institute that would be located in Abuja.
His words: “That Institute will go a long way towards strengthening Nigeria’s media environment, and supporting journalists to carry out their functions even more effectively.
“I have shared these to reaffirm the commitment of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration towards the lasting transformation of Nigeria’s media landscape. It is that unwavering commitment that is equally fuelling interventions like this Ministerial Press Briefing Series, as well as our Town Hall Meetings, which we will take to every part of the country in due course.”
Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu, who also spoke at the event, stressed that the sector was pivotal to the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, electricity is pivotal to the administration’s major goal of industrialising Nigeria for jobs, skills, exports and prosperity,” he said.