The Federal Government has accused media houses of
portraying Nigeria in bad light before the international community.
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, said
Nigeria is experiencing image problems due to unflattering reports by the
media.
Mohammed disclosed this at a ceremony on renaming of the
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Headquarters building after the late Wada Maida in
Abuja on Thursday.
The minister accused the media of not being factual in their
report of security agents in the fight against insecurity.
According to Mohammed: “Whatever image problem Nigeria is
suffering from today is mostly due to the unflattering portrayal of the country
by the country’s media.
“Even when some media organizations report fake news, they
never have the decency to retract such stories and apologise. They simply move
on as if nothing has happened.
“We are not saying the media should not report on the
security challenges we face. All we are saying is: be fair and report
accurately the efforts being made by the state and federal governments to
tackle the challenges.
“Even if you don’t want to encourage the men and women in
uniform fighting to keep us safe, please don’t discourage them with negative
reporting. The security challenges we face today will be successfully tackled
and Nigeria will not cease to exist, despite the antics of naysayers.”
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