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Weeks After Hosting Global Press Event, Nigeria Cracks Down

Seven weeks ago, Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told the world gathering of the International Press Institute (IPI): "We are proud that the Nigerian media is one of the most vibrant in the world. ...This administration will continue to provide the enabling environment for the journalist to function unmolested."

At the IPI Congress in 2016 in Doha, Qatar, the minister presented Nigeria and its media as partners and made the bid for Nigeria to stage this year's event. Now, the Nigerian government is under fire for arresting and holding without legal counsel Premium Times reporter Samuel Ogundipe for refusal to disclose his sources, as well as for continuing to hold Jones Abiri of the Weekly Source in oil-rich Delta state for two years on terrorism charges.

Nigeria: Information Minister Vows to Treat Media as Partner

Nigerian Govt, 22 June 2018

SPEECH BY THE HON MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, AT THE GALA NIGHT OF THE 67th IPI CONGRESS IN ABUJA Read more »

Photo: Ministry of Information and Culture

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, addressing the International Press Institute (IPI) in Abuja.

Nigeria: Fake News, Threat to Existence of Media - Govt

Premium Times, 7 August 2018

Fake news is not just a threat to the peace and security of a nation but a threat to the existence of the media itself, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has… Read more »
Africa: A Report on the 2018 IPI World Congress, Abuja, Nigeria

IPI, 23 July 2018

Under the title "Why Good Journalism Matters: Quality Media for Strong Societies", the 2018 IPI World Congress was held in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 21 to 23, 2018. Organized in… Read more »