Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, has urged media professionals to uphold accuracy and fairness in their reportage.

Mr Idris made the call in his welcome address at the second edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Series on Friday in Abuja.

According to him, the briefing serves as a platform to showcase the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration across various sectors of the economy.

He commended the media for their dedication to updating Nigerians on President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s efforts.

“I urge the media to ensure that these briefings are reported with the utmost sense of fairness and accuracy. There should be no recourse to sensationalism in the reporting of government policies and programmes.

“Criticisms and disagreements are welcome, in the spirit of democratic practice, but misinformation and disinformation should have no room whatsoever in public discourse,” he said.

Mr Idris assured that the government would provide wide publicity for the briefing sessions across multiple media platforms to promote accountability and encourage public feedback.

The minister explained that the ministerial briefing series would continue to feature key government officials, who would be providing regular updates on the administration’s progress in various sectors.

He noted that the Ministries of Livestock Development and Regional Development were the latest additions by Mr Tinubu.

“The Ministry of Livestock Development was created in July 2024 to transform Nigeria’s multi-billion-dollar livestock potential into actual economic prosperity for Nigerians.

“The Ministry of Regional Development was created in October 2024 to oversee the activities of the country’s regional development commissions.

“These two ministers have since hit the ground running, and they are here today to shed more light on what they have been working on since the creation of their ministries,” he said.

(NAN)