President Tinubu Promises Review of Media Tariffs.
In an effort to support Nigeria's media industry President Bola Tinubu has promised to review tariffs on newspaper production materials and broadcasting equipment to enable the media discharge its responsibilities seamlessly.
The assurance was given yesterday at a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Press Organisation, Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria, Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, Nigerian Guild of Editors, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists at the State House Abuja.
President Tinubu commended media owners, editors, and journalists for keeping Nigerians informed and providing employment for thousands of citizens.
He also encouraged the press to continue demanding accountability from all tiers of government.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris lauded the President’s leadership and urged media practitioners to carry out their constitutional responsibilities responsibly while holding the government accountable.
The Grand Patron of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria, Olusegun Osoba who attended the ceremony gave kudos to the Tinubu led administration’s policies and reforms, emphasising the need for continued collaboration between the government and the media.
On behalf of the Nigeria Press Organisation; the President Frank Aigbogun called on government intervention to review import tariffs on newsprint and broadcast equipment, as well as measures to protect journalists’ jobs from the uncompensated use of editorial content by foreign technology companies.
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