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Background: Radio and television are two strong mass media in the present world. Due to
the technological development, programs of many international media are now available
in Bangladesh with the help of satellite technology. All the radio and television of modern
world air/broadcast creative programs from other sources in addition to their own
productions. This trend helps create a competitive platform for producing creative and
quality programs. Beside radio and television, online newspaper and radio and television
have also gained popularity among common people.
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We, members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), at our meeting held today, deliberated on
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1.1. Cabinet welcomed the outcomes of the 12th BRICS Summit which was led by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Hosted by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, the summit deliberated on the BRICS partnership for global stability, shared security and innovative growth.
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world air/broadcast creative programs from other sources in addition to their own
productions. This trend helps create a competitive platform for producing creative and
quality programs. Beside radio and television, online newspaper and radio and television
have also gained popularity among common people.
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Communique issued at the 42nd Meeting of the National Council On Information (NCI)
1. COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE 42ND MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL ON INFORMATION (NCI) HELD AT THE TRANSCORP
METROPOLITAN HOTEL, CALABAR, CROSS RIVERS STATE, ON FRIDAY,
28TH OCTOBER, 2011
PREAMBLE
The 42nd Meeting of the National Council on Information was held at the Transcorp
Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar, Cross River State. The meeting with the theme: “National
Vision 20:2020 – SHARING IN THE VISION” was attended by 417 delegates from 33
States, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The meeting began with a two day stakeholders retreat in conjunction with the National
Planning Commission on selling government developmental programme, Vision 20:2020 and
transformational agenda to the people of Nigeria through the development of appropriate
communication strategies.
1.1 The meeting of Officials to prepare the framework for the Council meeting was held on
Wednesday 26th October, 2011, under the Chairmanship of the Permanent Secretary, Federal
Ministry of Information, Mallam Salihu Aliyu Gusau.
1.2 In a keynote address, the Honourable Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku,
while welcoming members to the meeting, underlined the theme of the meeting which is
“National Vision 20:2020 Sharing the Vision” and expressed the hope that the scope and
principles of the Vision will be properly addressed. He noted that while the National
Planning Commission (NPC) has the mandate to provide a strategic blue-print for the
achievement of the Vision, managers of the information sector should strive to develop
enlightenment strategies to drive the Vision. The Minister identified the low-level of
investment in the information infrastructure in the states as part of the problems to be
addressed. He called for the harmonization of information dissemination between the
Federal, States and Local Governments. He called for a joint good governance monitoring
tour as part of a programme to promote good governance and carry the people along by
showing what governments at different levels are doing for the people. He also called for the
establishment of a synergy between public and private media. Mr. Maku further appealed to
state governments to invest in security awareness because the country will progress faster in a
situation of peace. He noted that Nigeria will migrate digitally by 2015 when the
international deadline is realised. Finally, he called on Council to address one of our major
challenges which is attitudinal. He thanked our hosts for their hospitality and wished the
Council fruitful deliberations.
2. 1.3 Earlier, the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Patrick
Ugbe, welcomed participants to Calabar. He called for a synergy between the public and
private media. He also drew attention to the security challenges which he said must be
addressed for peace to reign.
1.4 In his welcome address, the Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, commended the
Honourable Minister of Information for his passionate speech, he underlined the critical role
the media should play in connecting the people to the government. He called on the meeting
to ensure that the rule of law as a key to sustainability of good governance is upheld. He
described the theme of the meeting as apt and called for a breakdown of the Vision to enable
the people understand it.
1.5 Finally, he welcomed participants to the most peaceful state in the country and a home
of entertainment.
1,6 After exhaustive deliberations, Council resolved as follows:
i) that Servicom should be part of the National Policy on Information with the States
urged to implement the Service Charter of Servicom;
ii) the adoption of Nigeria’s country Code and Image on the Internet for security. All
state governments should urge the implementation of Code Top Level Domain before the
next Council meeting;
iii) state governments are encouraged to make adequate provision to develop their
archives in order to keep records. Every state in addition to what the Federal Government is
doing should develop record keeping;
iv) Federal and State Governments to embark on sensitisation of all sectors/groups of the
3. country on the Freedom of Information Act;
v) encourage all the states to establish film offices to serve as agents of transformation;
vi) that states should be encouraged to attend the workshop on audio-visual archiving to be
held in Abuja at a date to be announced;
vii) that consequent to the recent de-merger of the Communication arm of the Federal
Ministry of Information there is the need to streamline the draft Communication Policy in
order to avoid policy overlap and rename it as the National Information Policy;
viii) that the sensitisation awareness campaign be stepped up; unusual events be quickly
reported to the police and; exemplary models be publicised, while investment on peaceful
awareness be encouraged;
ix) note that in order that Nigeria meets the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
global deadline for changing from analogue to digital broadcasting by 2015, state
governments are encouraged to work together and increase their level of investment to
benefit from this change;
x) that a good governance media assessment tour by a joint team from the Federal, States
and media to monitor projects of all tiers of government across the country to be initiated by
the Federal Ministry of Information and that a time table should be drawn up immediately;
xi) that the Federal Ministry of Information will also set up a committee to issue a
template for project monitoring;
xii) that states should highlight the changes of environmental degradation, sanitation and
develop strategies in conjunction with the Ministries of Health and Environment for
people to plant and stop cutting trees, and maintenance of public hygiene;
4. xiii) a committee was set up to address all matters sorrounding the issue of petroleum
subsidy transfer and to workout an effective communication strategy for selling
deregulation.
The Committee members are: from Imo, Anambra, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Oyo, Ondo, Plateau,
Benue, Taraba, Yobe, Sokoto and Kano State.
xiv) that a memo be sent to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to initiate an Executive
Bill to amend the Constitution to enable National Broadcasting Corporation to collect radio
and television set fees from the public on behalf of public broadcasters;
xv) council expressed its profound gratitude to the government and people of Cross River
State for their hospitality and successful hosting of the 42nd NCI meeting.
1.8 The next meeting of the National Council on Information is to hold inn Osogbo, Osun
State in September/October, 2012.
COMMUNIQUE COMMITTEE
Federal Officers
1. Bayo Atoyebi - FMI 2. P. O. Ogbonnaya - FMI
3. Olufela Oshunbiyi - FMI 4. Florence N. Chetden - FMI
5. Christopher Okosodo - FMI
State Representatives
1. Ibim Semenitari - Rivers State 2. Chief Sir Don Ubani - Abia State
3. Hon. Sunday Akere - Osun State 4. Emmanuel Bello - Taraba
State
5. Hyacinth A. Kyaagba - Benue State 6. Dr. Madinatu Shehu - Kaduna
State