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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, has formally approved the designation of the International Media and Information Literacy Institute, Abuja.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this during a world press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
The approval came at the instance of the UNESCO 43rd General Conference of the Communication and Information Commission (CI Session) held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
With this approval, Nigeria is positioned as a global leader in the fight against misinformation and disinformation, empowering it to spearhead international research, policy dialogue, and capacity-building in a critical 21st-century digital field.
Idris stated that the decision is a strong vote of confidence on Nigeria.
“The Nigerian government, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is committed to fostering a society where responsible free speech is seen as the engine of national progress,” Minister Idris said, adding, “A central pillar of our strategy is the democratisation of digital opportunities, with media and information literacy as the key driver.”
This comes at the time the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, designated Nigeria as a country of particular concern over alleged Christian genocide.
President Trump had subsequently threatened to take military action if the Nigerian government fails to tackle insecurity challenges.
Nigeria gets UNESCO’s first International Media, Information Literacy Institute
