The International Press Institute (IPI), Nigeria chapter, has announced plans to hold a one-day symposium in commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day.
The secretary, Ahmed Shekarau, made this known in a statement on Monday, in Abuja.
The UN General Assembly in December 1993 pronounced May 3 in celebration of World Press Freedom Day and the 2022 celebration is tagged “Journalism under siege.”
Mr Shekarau said the IPI symposium, themed “What Journalists and Media in Nigeria Need to Do to Keep Safe, Retain Credibility and be Sustainable,” will hold on May 6 at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Area 8, Garki, Abuja.
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Tonnie Iredia; the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Muhammad Zorro; President of the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Ladi Bala, and the Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi are all part of panelists at the symposium.
The panel will be moderated by the Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Newspapers, Azubuike Ishiekwene.
Other media leaders, experts and reporters who will not be physically present are expected to join via the zoom link below, the statement added.
The IPI is a global network of media executives, editors and leading journalists and the Nigerian chapter is currently led by the Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed.
