Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to the fundamental principles of press freedom, stressing its pivotal role in fostering a vibrant democracy and transparency in governance.
Idris said this when he received the US Charge d’Affaires to Nigeria, David Greene, who paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday.
“While we are for press freedom, we also want to call on the government of the United States to support efforts at instituting best practices in the media space, particularly fact-checking mechanisms towards reducing the spate of misinformation, fake news, and mal-information,” Idris said.
Source : Dailypost