The Nigerian Press Council, NPC has advised media outfits and journalists across the country to observe the Code of Ethics to enhance professionalism in the reportage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Council’s Acting Executive Secretary, David Adeniken, in an interview with reporters in Abuja, noted that the media, including social media, had been occupied with fake news.
He also lamented that most fake or false news, tend to create a larger than life message, as far as the pandemic is concerned and there is much circulation of misleading information, particularly on social media.
Adeniken noted that the council is trying to partner with the appropriate stakeholders including Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ to plan a way forward for the industry.
He also appealed to Nigerians to abide by the rules provided by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 by observing social distancing, washing of hands, hygiene and regular wearing of face masks.
Adeniken added that the council is currently involved in a daily review of Newspapers in an effort to checkmate fake news and misleading information.
