President Bola Tinubu has promised to review tariffs on newspaper production materials and broadcasting equipment to support Nigeria’s media industry.
The assurance came on Friday during a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Press Organisation, Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, Nigerian Guild of Editors, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists at the State House in Abuja.
“We discussed issues of tariffs this afternoon. What I cannot report back here is whether I took action in the areas that affect you. But if I missed that, I will go back to rectifying whatever was necessary.”
President Tinubu commended media owners, editors, and journalists for keeping Nigerians informed and providing employment for thousands of citizens.
“Responsible leadership must take the right decisions at the right time,” he said. “We had to take tough decisions to save the nation and bring it back from the brink. Today, I can stand proudly and say that we are back from the brink.”
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He also encouraged the press to continue demanding accountability from all tiers of government.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, praised the President’s leadership and urged media practitioners to carry out their constitutional responsibilities responsibly while holding the government accountable.
Grand Patron of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria and former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, lauded the administration’s policies and reforms, emphasising the need for continued collaboration between government and the media.
Speaking earlier for the Nigeria Press Organisation, its President, Frank Aigbogun highlighted the need for government intervention to review import tariffs on newsprint and broadcast equipment, and called for measures to protect journalists’ jobs from the uncompensated use of editorial content by foreign technology companies.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
