By Lawan Dahiru Mamman
The Minister of Data and Nationwide Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has known as on Nigerian media homes to venture a optimistic picture of the nation.
In keeping with the minister, the narrative about Nigeria within the worldwide neighborhood shouldn’t be ok attributable to one-sided reportage and flawed notion thus, media and different stakeholders have roles to play in countering false beliefs concerning the nation and its individuals.
The Minister said this throughout his deal with on the fifth Safety and Emergency Administration Awards (SAEMA) and third Spokespersons’ Communication Awards (SCA) organised by Emergency Digest and Spokespersons’ Digest, subsidiaries of Picture Retailers Promotion Restricted (IMPR).
IMPR additionally publishes PRNigeria, Economic Confidential, Politics Digest, Tech Digest, Arewa Agenda and Leisure Digest.
The Minister who was the Chairman of the event was represented by the Director-Common, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Jibrin Baba Ndace.
“The story of Nigeria and Nigerians out on the planet shouldn’t be the story that individuals must be telling. In locations like Dubai, fraudulent actions are the synonym individuals connect to our nation. This isn’t acceptable particularly when now we have tens of millions of our individuals making large strides in all fields of human endeavour.
“It’s then incumbent on the media and residents alike to amplify success tales such because the one we’re recording at this time for the world to see,” he stated.
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The Minister acknowledged efforts of the CEO of IMPR, Alhaji Yusha’u Shu’aib, for utilizing his very credible platform to recognise and honour army, paramilitary companies, officers and males in addition to spokespersons who’ve proven gallantry, patriotism and brilliancy in strategic communication and public relations.
He stated such programmes are according to the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aimed toward reorienting the citizenry and motivating them to place the nation first in all they do.
“We should recognise Alhaji Yusha’u Shu’aib and his workforce’s dedication to the nation’s safety amongst different issues he’s doing for the nation. Rewarding our army and paramilitary for his or her sacrifices to the fatherland is commendable as a result of some even pay the last word value within the line of responsibility.
“Those that acquired recognition in communications have proven possiblity of strategically passing data with out inciting violence or indecency in language and method,” the minister added.
The Minister appreciated the viewers for gracing the gathering and congratulated the awardees whereas encouraging them to maintain doing what they do for a extra affluent Nigeria.
For SAEMA, totally different safety companies and personnel have been honoured for gallantry, patriotism crime prevention, crime preventing, arrest of drug traffickers, effectivity in army operations, paying the supreme value amongst different virtues.
For SCA, particular person spokespersons and organisations got awards for experience in strategic communication, disaster communication, social media engagement, Company Social Duty (CSR) amongst others.