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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has called connected Nigerians to unite against mendacious narratives, contrived misinformation and overseas interests to undermine the nation’s unity.
Idris made the telephone erstwhile a delegation from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), led by its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Peters visited him.
This is contained successful a connection issued by the Minister’s Personal Assistant connected Media, Malam Rabiu Ibrahim connected Wednesday successful Abuja.
“Nigerians should articulation hands collectively, to halt fake narratives astir our country.
“We each person a work to task the information and Nigeria’s image.
“Misinformation has the capableness to disagreement nations, and we indispensable not let that to hap to ours.
“Nigeria and the Federal Government nether President Bola Tinubu is committedness to advancing media and accusation literacy arsenic a instrumentality for promoting truth, unity, and nationalist development,” Idris said.
The curate emphasised the value of corporate work successful addressing the dispersed of fake quality and misinformation, noting that mendacious narratives person far-reaching consequences connected nationalist unity, peace, and nation’s ’s image.
He praised the NOUN for what helium described arsenic its excellence successful promoting unfastened region learning and committedness to hosting the International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI).
He added that, the certification for the IMILI would beryllium done successful November 2025, astatine the UNESCO General Conference successful Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
“IMILI is not lone an acquisition initiative, but besides a strategical nationalist concern successful truth, literacy and civic enlightenment.
“And that is wherefore my Ministry is committed to moving with NOUN, UNESCO, and the Federal Ministry of Education to guarantee Nigeria’s palmy ratification and designation of IMILI astatine the UNESCO General Conference successful Samarkand.
“The IMLI nonsubjective is to beforehand liable media practices and fortify Nigeria’s planetary lasting successful accusation literacy arsenic a starring dependable successful accusation integrity.
“The constitution of IMILI not lone positions Nigeria arsenic a starring dependable successful media and accusation literacy crossed Africa, but the expansive inaugural aligns with Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which promotes integrity, accountability, and nationalist enlightenment,” Idris said.
Peters expressed the University’s profound gratitude to the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation for entrusting it with the work of hosting IMILI.
Peters acknowledged the Minister’s enactment and the Federal Government’s proviso of a ₦250 cardinal Naira assistance to facilitate the Institute’s development.
He described the Institute arsenic susceptible of strengthening Nigeria’s enactment successful planetary media acquisition and pledged the afloat committedness of the NOUN to the occurrence and planetary designation of IMILI.
“NOUN is afloat prepared for the planetary accreditation of IMILI arsenic a UNESCO Category Two Institute, and this designation volition further heighten Nigeria’s estimation successful acquisition and media literacy.”
He besides guaranteed NOUN’s organization capacity, integer infrastructure, and world expertise to prolong the Institute, with structures already successful spot to guarantee its autonomy and planetary relevance.
(NAN)
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