MISINFORMATION THREAT TO NIGERIA, SAYS TINUBU

President Bola Tinubu has decried the high level of false narrative and misinformation in the country, saying that the trend is threatening the fabric of Nigerian society.

Speaking while declaring open the 19th Nigeria Editors Conference 2023 held at Ibom Icon Hotel, Uyo Akwa Ibom State, with the theme “Stimulating Economic Growth, Technological Advancement: The role of the media” on Wednesday, the president appreciated the Editors for their role in the fight for Nigeria democracy

The president who was represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said that the Federal Government is working to change the systemic moral decline in the country through the implementation of a sustained mass reorientation campaign aimed at fostering unity, patriotism and promotion of positive values among Nigerians.

He therefore called on the Nigeria Editors to support the campaign for moral rectitude among Nigerians.