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August 29, 2019
The Federal Government has restated its commitmentto bring prosperity to the broadcast industry and move the sector forward.
The Minister of Information and Culture, LaiMohammed, gave the assurance in an address at the 5thAnnual Lecture of NigerianBroadcasting Commission NBC.
The theme of the lecture for this year is“Contemporary Challenges of the Nigerian State: Need for ConstructionBroadcast”.
He said some social media contents, mostlyunverified, found their way into the mainstream media and generated hate speechand fake news.
The minister urged the broadcast media toconstructively make use of social media contents with great sense of patriotismfor peace and unity.
The minister was represented at the lecture byDirector of Public Communication and National Orientation in the ministry,Priscilla Iheoma.
In his remark, the Director-General of NBC, IshaqModibbo-Kawu, urged broadcasters to extract maximum mileage from the lecture todeepen their sense of responsibility to the country.