In celebration of World Press Freedom Day, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris yesterday gave assurance that the Federal Government will not compromise press freedom.
He said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will guarantee unfettered access to journalists and provide an enabling environment for the media.
Idris said no single journalist has been incarcerated under the Tinubu administration for practising responsible journalism.
He said the media is largely free in Nigeria.
He, however, said spreading falsehood and misinformation is irresponsible journalism and cannot be equated with press freedom.
The Minister spoke in Abuja at a press briefing organised by his ministry in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management, and the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO).
He said: “I have not seen somebody in the life of this administration for example, who has been put in jail or who has gone into exile as a result of press freedom.
“We knew what had happened in this country in the past. Some decades ago, we knew that you had to leave this country to be able to report. I can tell you that the press in Nigeria is largely free but that freedom will further be consolidated if honesty and transparency are upheld in the manner that we report,” he said.
