Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has begun a tour of the companies below his ministry to evaluate their operations and be certain that they’re aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The first cease on his tour was the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the place he was obtained by the Director-General, Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos.
Next, the Minister visited the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the place he met with the Director-General, Mr. Balarabe Ilelah and members of employees.
“Well, they are doing so much, but much more needs to be done,” the Minister advised newsmen on the finish of his tour on Tuesday.
On his go to to NTA, the Minister stated; “I saw the progress they’ve made, but I’ve also charged them with the responsibility of ensuring that we move away from where we are and proceed further.”
During his go to to the NBC, the Minister mentioned challenges particularly with the digitization course of that, he notes, has been stalled for a really very long time.
At the tip of that go to, the Minister stated “Nigeria cannot afford to still remain as an analogue country in terms of our broadcasting platforms. I know that there are challenges, but we need to resolve that quickly and move on. We cannot continue to be in analogue position when the rest of the world, including smaller countries, have moved beyond this point.”
New period in funding for companies
During his go to to NTA and NBC, each companies raised considerations about challenges with funding. In his response to newsmen on the difficulty of funding, the minister stated the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu will look into these areas, however with extra concentrate on relevance and accountability.
“Yes, you need more funding, but what do you do with the funding?,” the Minister famous.
The Minister stated; “The nnecessary mindset has to be right first before even funding is made available. That said, the President is willing to put money in this sector. We’ll put it in the right direction, not money that will go down the drain.”
The minister, on Wednesday, continues a tour of companies below his ministry with scheduled go to to Voice of Nigeria and the News Agency of Nigeria.
NUJ meets with Minister
Before his go to to the Nigerian Television Authority and the National Broadcasting Commission, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, obtained the chief members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists NUJ, who got here on a ccourtesy go to to his workplace in Abuja.
The delegation of the NUJ was led by its president, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, whereas pledging the help of the union.
“The major thing is to make sure that he succeeds,” Isiguzor advised Voice of Nigeria on the finish of the courtesy go to with the Minister, noting the Minister understands the complexities within the Nigerian media trade as an skilled supervisor and practitioner.
“We must give him enormous support to make sure that he succeeds. As the Minister of Information, I’ve made that pledge on behalf of every practicing journalist.”