Nigerian Media Among World’s Freest – Minister Of Information
The Federal Government has rejected the 2021 annual World Press Freedom Index that characterized N
igeria as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism, saying the Nigerian press remains among the most vibrant and freest in the world. DAILY NIGERIAN reports.
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, announced the rejection on Tuesday in Abuja when he received the executive members of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute, IPI, on a courtesy visit to his office. Information Guide Nigeria
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The President of IPI Nigeria, Muskilu Mojeed, who led the executive members on the visit, had cited the World Press Freedom Index as an example of the country’s low rating in the area of press freedom. jamb results
“I disagree with your assessment of press freedom under this government. Honestly, at times when I read what the media write here about Nigeria, I begin to wonder whether I live in the same country that they are writing about”.
“I disagree vehemently with the assessment because it is unfounded and has no scientific basis. I have been the Minister (of Information and Culture) since 2015 so I know the state of press freedom in Nigeria,” the minister said.
“After all, this must be one of the very few countries in the world where a section of the media can refuse to recognize popular sovereignty, or how does one describe a situation in which a President who was duly elected by millions of Nigeria is willfully stripped of that title, President, and then cheekily cloaked in the garb of a dictator by playing up his military title? Despite that abuse of press freedom, those doing that have continued to practice their profession without hindrance.
“Ours must also be one of the few countries in the world where a reputable medium will report fake news and, when called out, will not retract or apologize,” he said.
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