Federal ministry of information

Federal Ministry of Information
Minister: Labaran Maku
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Table of Content-1
• Parastatals
• APCON: Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria-1
• APCON: Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria-2
• NPC: Nigerian Press Council
• NBC: National Broadcasting Commission-1
• NFVCB: National Film and Video Censors Board-1
• FRCN: Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria-1
• FRCN: Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria-2
• NTA: Nigerian Television Authority-1
• NAN: News Agency of Nigeria-1
• NFC: Nigerian Film Corporation-1
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Table of Content-2
• VON: Voice of Nigeria-1
• VON: Voice of Nigeria-2
• Publicity-1
• Publicity-2
• Publicity-3
• Publicity-4
• Deregulation of the Downstream Sector of the Oil Industry
• The National Good Governance Tour-1
• Ilorin to Offa
• Multimedia Ministerial Platform
• Ministry Website
• Security Awareness and Anti-Terrorism Campaign-1
• Media Development
• Capacity Building
• Freedom of Information Act
• National Archives
• Other Highlights
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Parastatals
• National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
• Nigerian Press Council (NPC)
• Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC)
• National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB)
• Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON)
• Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
• Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)
• Voice of Nigeria (VON)
• News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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APCON: Advertising Practitioners
Council of Nigeria-1
• “Alcohol Marketing and Marketing Communications Summit”
organised in collaboration with Beer Sectorial Group (BSG) and
International Centre for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) to sensitize
stakeholders on Advertising Rules and Regulations.
• Monitors and supervises sales promotion programmes of companies
to ensure that they do not exploit consumers or deceive them in any
way. By the end of the first quarter 2013, a total of 10,041 adverts
and promotions were vetted.
• 164 illegal practitioners have been identified so far. The 1st and 2nd
letters of warning and calls to regularize have been written to 95
people. 46 names were forwarded to the Police for enforcement.
Some people were cleared because they have the Nigerian Institute
of Marketing Certification. Some have complied by purchasing the
Executive Professional Examination forms and writing the
qualifying examinations. Others enrolled for APCON’s professional
Diploma in Advertising programme.
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APCON: Advertising Practitioners
Council of Nigeria-2
• Certification of advertising courses and inspection of
facilities in 8 selected tertiary institutions.
• Round Table Conference held to sensitize the
Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria on the need to
be conversant with the provisions of the Code of
Advertising Practice and Sales Promotion, as well as
seek co-operation in promoting compliance.
• Sectorial collaboration/workshops which discussed
emerging professional practice/social issues and their
consequences.
• Registered a total number of 921 advertising
practitioners between 2011 and 2013.
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NPC: Nigerian Press Council
• Partnered with UNESCO to organize seminar for Press Freedom day with the
theme “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in all Media on May
2, 2013.
• Sensitized 253 journalists from the South-South, South-West and South- East
Zones on the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
• An inventory survey of newspapers and magazines was conducted across the
country, revealing 294 Newspapers and 129 magazines.
• Creates a quarterly breach profile from which it determines the level of
compliance of journalists with the Code of Ethics through daily monitoring of
newspapers and magazines.
• Council intervenes by written letters to security outfits and political entities in
clashes with journalists and advises against recourse to extrajudicial methods
or actions, so as not to inhibit the press in the performance of its lawful duties
of monitoring governance.
• Uses direct resolution mechanism in acting on complaints about newspaper
publications bordering on perceived infractions of ethics, falsehood and
malice.
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NBC: National Broadcasting
Commission-1
• Carried out effective monitoring of broadcast stations in
2012. Breaches were detected and erring stations
sanctioned. Led to reduction of breaches in the 10
zones of the Commission. Analyses of 1st, 2nd and 3rd
quarters reports showed with the Nigeria Broadcasting
Code and a 33% reduction of breaches.
• Local content policy and family belt hour has paved
way for the production of more local content in the
broadcast industry. The critical family belt is
completely Nigerian creating opportunities for local
entrepreneurs and creative artists to be meaningfully
employed.
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Commission-2
• Operates and maintains three Mobile Vans with IT–based spectrum
analysers for AM, VHF and UHF signals to monitor and enforce
compliance with broadcast standards. Also acquired SMS4DC
(Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries).
Multiplexing, amplification and redistribution of MMDS, DTH and
terrestrial TV signals for monitoring within the office in the
headquarters and the Zonal offices has been carried out. The
Commission also resolved cases of interference among stations.
• Volicon digital monitoring and recording equipment used to ensure
proper recording and retrieval of programmes, were installed in four
zones and headquarters, while work on six zones is ongoing to
facilitate constant monitoring of broadcast stations across the country.
• Currently processes only applications for Radio Broadcast Licence
due to the on-going transition from analogue to digital terrestrial
television broadcast. Applications for Television Broadcast Licence
will only be entertained after switch over in 2015.
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Commission-3
• Frequencies were assigned to some licenced FM Radio operators.
• Carried out pre-commissioning inspection of broadcast stations:
Silverbird TV, Abuja; GOTEL FM, Yola; Orange FM, Akure; Murhi
Television and Star FM, Ibadan; Lagos Traffic Radio and Details
Mobile TV, Lagos; Vibes FM, Benin; ESBS, Ihiebre; Liberty FM,
Kaduna; Galaxy Television, Akure; and Babcock Campus FM,
Ilesan-Remo.
• Carried out pre-commissioning inspection of Campus Radio
Stations, in addition to the inspection of facilities for Campus Radio
in higher institutions wishing to apply for Campus Radio FM
licence.
• Developed a template for census on languages of broadcast in
stations in Nigeria to assist in encouraging the use of indigenous
languages in broadcast stations in the country.
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Commission-4
• Successfully audited stations in Ibadan and Benin zones revealingthat
many stations did not satisfy the basic code requirements on News,
Children programming and off-air recording. This will be followed by
audit of stations in Kaduna and Sokoto zones. Zones in Abuja, Uyo,
Lagos and Enugu have already been audited.
• Ensured that the principles of political broadcasting are strictly
adhered to in terms of equity, fairness and balance in the coverage of
political parties through jingles on radio and television. Organised
workshops, seminars and stakeholders meetings in preparation for the
2015 elections.
• The 6th edition of the Broadcasting Code was ratified by Stakeholders
in the broadcast industry in Uyo in 2012 and copies made available to
every broadcasting station in Nigeria and the general public.
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Commission-5
• Updating and producing a clean draft of the Broadcast
Policy document.
• Embarked on the production of the 6th edition of the
Nigeria Broadcasting Code, the working document
produced in consultation with industry stakeholders. The
document was edited, printed and now being circulated.
• Held a national workshop on phone-in programmes in
November 2012. Held training retreat in Ada, Osun State
for Monitoring officers to ensure that stations do not
commit breaches, particularly in key areas like hyping,
trado-medical and political adverts.
• Partnering with INEC to train political reporters (designed
and approved for 2013).
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NFVCB: National Film and Video
Censors Board-1
• Successfully digitized about 18,000 copies of movies from VHS to
DVD.
• Conducted 7 Road Shows locally in Lagos, Ibadan and Calabar
(twice) and three internationally in the United Kingdom, Kenya and
Scotland.
• Held 10 interactive sessions with stakeholders including sessions
held in Glasgow and India, after the film festivals in the two
countries.
• A total of 672 films were received and verified out of which 403
films were approved by the Board in 2012.
• Issued 165 licences for exhibition/distribution of films and video
works between 2011 and 2013.
• 8 public enlightenment campaigns were carried out by the
Operations Department of the Board to check the proliferation of
pornographic materials.
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Censors Board-2
• Initiated and successfully organised 1sr Consumer
Parliament, an interactive session where stakeholders
gathered to pool ideas together, especially as regards the
quality of films produced and how to improve on the
performance of the Board.
• Film industry has provided employment to millions of
Nigerians as Cameramen, Directors and Producers of
movies, Actors, Designers, lightening technicians etc.
• Built and equipped a digital preview theatre in Lagos.
• Cinema-going culture has risen and more cinemas are
opening up. There are 18 registered cinemas in the country
at present. One is expected to be commissioned soon in
Akwa Ibom.
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Censors Board-3
• Only classification Board that develops its
programme software for classification
processes and following this, initiated
specialised IT processes training for personnel.
• Gave global exposure to industry practitioners
via strategic exposures and training at National
Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies
(NIPSS) Kuru, as well as in London and Los
Angeles.
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FRCN: Federal Radio
Corporation of Nigeria-1
• Largest radio network in Africa with 32 FM Stations located
across the country, broadcasting in English and 15 local
languages estimated to reach over 120 million listeners
daily.
• Continued to provide a platform for grassroots participation
in governance.
• FRCN zonal stations in Kaduna, Ibadan and Enugu
regularly host government functionaries for live audience
participation programmes in Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
• FRCN has increased the number of public accountability
programmes in its local network. These include Radio Link,
One-on-One, Issues of the Moment, Play of the Week, and
Perspectives.
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FRCN: Federal Radio
Corporation of Nigeria-2
• Introduced people-oriented network programmes such as Eagle Square,
Know Your Right, Platform Africa and This Week Network Africa a weekly
interactive session with Ministers.
• From 2011 – 2013, the Corporation added three national stations:
– South South (Yenagoa): broadcasts ing English, Izon, Urhobo, Efik, Edo &
Igbo.
– Middle Belt (Makurdi): English, Tiv, Igala, Nupe, Hausa & Berom.
– North East (Maiduguri): English, Hausa, Kanuri & Fulfulde.
• News and Programmes are being streamed on social media and through
mobile devices while the Corporation’s newly sourced Tieline (codec &
commander), satellite phone, Google plus contributed immensely to the
successful coverage of Ministerial Platform and National Good
Governance Tour.
• Trained 914 of its staff in core operational areas such as Radio Journalism,
Presentation, Production, Engineering, Studio Management and Marketing.
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NTA: Nigerian Television Authority-1
• Transforming NTA to a global brand that is comparable to
CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, etc.
• Upgraded, refurbished, installed, and delivered broadcast
equipment for the 9 metre earth station at the National
Stadium, Abuja.
• Purchase of 6nos High Definition OB Vans, Supply of 6nos
Flyaway Satellite News Gathering (SNG) equipment and
Upgrade of editing facilities and other broadcast equipment
at the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) from standard to
high definition.
• Completion community Stations Argungu, Akwanga,
Oturkpo and Ankpa which commenced full transmission to
local audiences in December 2011.
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• Now positioned for High Definition Broadcasts and signal
distribution to guest broadcasters.
• Employed 785 new staff for 30 new community stations.
• NTA-STARTIMES completed its Stations in 15 new
centres: Kano, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Benin,
Onitsha, Aba, Uyo, Enugu, Sokoto, Jos, Makurdi, Ilorin,
Yola and Sokoto. This has brought the total number to 17.
Also introduced mobile television service to mobile phone,
MP4, GPS and other small electronic devices. Mobile
subscribers can now watch 12 digital television channels
which include news, movies, entertainment, sports, etc.
• Channels on NTA-STARTIMES increased from 42 in
December 2011 to 58 in January 2013 and are divided into
3 bouquets: Basic, Classic and Unique.
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• Introduction of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) has given
ordinary Nigerians the opportunity of affordable rates and multiple
channels.
• The Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement between NTA and
Star Communications of China brought capital inflow into the
Nigerian economy and saved the Government funds.
• Opened 2 international news bureaux in Germany and China,
bringing the total number to 7. The others are in London,
Washington D.C., Ottawa, Accra and Cairo.
• Promoted foreign investments via collaboration with African
Business Forum to host New York Investment Summit.
• Collaborated with Ministry of National Planning and Ministry of
Trade & Investment to host 2nd NTA London Investment Forum and
Exhibition on Concessionary projects and franchise opportunities in
2013.
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• Partnering with Guaranty Trust Bank to commercialise
Business Centres via conversion to e-banking gallery and
business centres.
• The Nigerian Television College, an affiliate of Ahmadu
Bello University, Zaria, graduated degree and diploma
students in 2012.
• For the 1st time in ABU, a degree student from the college
made a First Class Honours in Mass Communication.
• One of the students in the college won the Africast award
for the best documentary.
• The college also organized short courses in: Basic
Television Journalism; Non-Linear Editing; Basic
Presentation and On-line Journalism.
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NAN: News Agency of Nigeria-1
• Transforming NAN as the authoritative agency covering the
West African sub region and ultimately, to a continental
status.
• Expanded editorial operations with the creation of more
desks, including education, gender, health, tourism and
judiciary, in addition to the existing General News Service
(GNS), Economic News Service (ECONEWS), Sports
News Service (NANSPORTS), NANFEATURES, NAN-
PHOTO Service and Multimedia service.
• NAN’s clients increased from less than 100 to 250 this year
besides the clients for NAN mobile (SMS) service¸ NAN
PR-wire, NAN Photo, NAN On-line advertising, NANweb
News.
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• Daily production of audio and video clips aided by the construction
of an ultra-modern recording studio at its Abuja corporate HQ and
the huge investment in Information Technology (IT).
• Completed the Lagos office studio.
• Recorded more than 450% rise in its General News Service (GNS)
output from an average of 250 local and foreign stories or 50,000,
words daily by 2011, to 300 stories or 60,000 words per day in the
first quarter of 2013, and an average daily output of 80 digital colour
photo news to print-media clients in 2013.
• Increased daily news content of print media from 30% in 2011 to
40% in 2013. 35% of daily radio broadcast news content is from the
Agency. Puts out between 10-15 voice clips as compared to 7-8 in
2011. Maintains skeletal video service to selected television stations
and provides audio services to radio stations in addition to text
service.
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• Increase in annual internally generated revenue from N68m in 2011
to N91.4m as at October 31, 2012 and N29.1m was recorded in the
first quarter of 2013.
• Renovated office buildings in Enugu, Umuahia, Benin, Kaduna, and
Bauchi and completed more than 14 state offices as well as a Media
Studio and Cafeteria in Lagos NAN office.
• Opened 2 additional offices in Nigeria, bringing the number to 12
for effective rural coverage.
• Re-opened 2 foreign offices in Abidjan and Addis Ababa in addition
to those in London, Johannesburg, and New York. They covered
activities of international and diplomatic importance to the country.
• Entered into news sharing agreement with the German News
Agency (DPA) on May 16, 2012, in addition to the agreements with
Reuters, AFP, XINHUA, PANA and AGI.
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NFC: Nigerian Film Corporation-1
• Film industry mainly driven by sector initiatives has
grown rapidly under the guidance of the NFC and
NFVCB to the 2nd largest in the world in terms of
output.
• The President through the Nigerian Export - Import
(NEXIM) Bank provided $ 200miilion for the industry
which is domiciled in the Bank of Industry (BOI).
• Collaborated with Plateau State Government to produce
3 documentaries to promote tourism – “Drums of the
Plateau”; “The Home of Vegetables”; “Plateau the
Peaceful” – and 3 film fillers on peace and security -
“We lost it all”; “Dem Say Dem Say”; “Watchman”.
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• The Nigerian Film Corporation represented the country in a three-
day meeting which held in Niamey, Niger Republic and was
organized by the African Union Commission to examine and review
the documentation of the Feasibility Study and a draft Terms of
Reference, for the purpose of establishing the African Film
Commission (APC).
• Collaborated with the NFVCB to draft policy/legal instruments to
strategically reposition the Nigerian film industry and make it
globally competitive through:
– The Establishment of a Motion Picture Council of Nigeria
(MOPICON)
– National Film Development Fund (NFDF)
– National Film Village Development (NFVD)
– Reviewed (1992) National Film Policy for Nigeria
– Reviewed Nigerian Film Corporation Act and Change of Name to
Nigerian Film Commission.
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• Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Small
and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria
(SMEDAN) on the 9th of June, 2011 to help establish sustainable
small and medium scale enterprises through the provision of
entrepreneurial training to the practitioners in the Nigerian film
industry through a Business Entrepreneurial Training Workshop
Kano and Lagos.
• The Nigerian Film Corporation represented the country in a three-
day meeting which held in Niamey, Niger Republic and was
organized by the African Union Commission to examine and review
the documentation of the Feasibility Study and a draft Terms of
Reference, for the purpose of establishing the African Film
Commission (APC).
• Forwarded the Business Plans of 13 practitioners to the Agency for
onward submission to NERFUND to enable them access funds for
their productions.
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• Supported 10 practitioners in the industry both technically and
financially in spite of its financial constraints.
• Successfully relocated its office from the National Theater Annex,
Iganmu, to its newly acquired, renovated and furnished office at
Ikoyi, Lagos.
• Organized the 6th edition of the Zuma Film Festival to promote and
market Nigerian films and motion industry within and outside the
country, as well as reward excellence and creativity among
practitioners. As a global brand, the Zuma Film Festival has
witnessed steady growth with corresponding increase in high profile
participation over the years.
• The Film Corporation successfully carried out a survey on selected
areas of the film industry to complete the UNESCO Institute for
Statistics Questionnaires on Feature Film Statistics, 2012.
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• The objective of the survey is to monitor global trends in
production, distribution and exhibition of feature and video films in
Nigeria which is carried out biennially. A similar submission made
to the Institute saw the Nigerian film industry being elevated to the
second position in terms of the volume of films produced.
• Participated in several international film festivals and markets aimed
at promoting and building a positive national image and reward
excellence and creativity in the sector.
• The festivals and markets are Pan African Film Festival, Los
Angeles, California, USA, February 2012; Cannes International
Film Festival (Marche du Film), France, 6th – 27th May 2012;
American Film Markets and Conferences, Santa Monica, California,
USA, October 30 – November 07, 2012.
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• 2012 participation at Cannes was unique due to inter-
agency collaboration with NEXIM and Federal Inland
Revenue Services (FIRS), geared towards stimulating
co-production, enlightening participants about the Tax
regime/incentives as well as eliciting direct investment
in the film sector in Nigeria.
• The National Film, Video and Sound Archive (NFVSA)
of NFC acquired 59 items through donations (40 films,
1book, 4 journals and 14 posters) for preservation.
• NFC also succeeded in acquiring and installing an
Automated Shelving System.
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• In 2012, the National Film Institute successfully
graduated 23 students in Bachelor of Film Arts
and 65 in National Innovative Diploma. Both
programmes are approved by NUC and NBTE
respectively.
• Successfully matriculated 142 students (Diploma,
98 and Degree, 44) on the 30th of August, 2012.
• 24 candidates were admitted for the Diploma
programmes while 15 were given admission into
the Degree programme for the 2012/2013
academic session.
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VON: Voice of Nigeria-1
• Commissioned of the VON ultra-modern transmitting station at
Lugbe, Abuja, equipped with 3N0, 250KW super power digital
transmitters, 1 rotatable antenna and 2 fixed curtain antennae – the
biggest in Africa and the ONLY one in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biggest
single investment in radio broadcasting in Africa in the last 20 years.
1st African country and the 7th in the world to acquire this
sophisticated technology.
• VON can now cover every part of the world in crisp clear digital
quality signals way ahead of the 2015 digital migration deadline.
Listeners’ feedback are being measured through letters, emails,
website visit counter, physical visits etc.
• Broadcasts in 8 Languages and is in the process of introducing
Portuguese recently approved by Management.
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VON: Voice of Nigeria-2
• Working together with the Nigeria-Sao Tome &
Principe Joint Commission and the Embassies of some
Portuguese-speaking countries in Nigeria to employ the
required manpower for the Portuguese service.
• In the process of signing three more MOUs with
Sarounniya FM Niger Republic, Noun FM and Benue
FM in Cameroun.
• The Agency was recently elected into the executive
Committee of the prestigious Association of
International Broadcasters (AIB) and the first and only
African broadcast stations to sit on the AIB Exco.
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Publicity-1
• Development of a comprehensive communication strategy
to relay Government programmes and policies to the public.
• Regular publicity of Government activities through the
private print and electronic media and Ministry sponsored
programmes.
• International publicity for the country in collaboration with
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Investment
Promotion Commission.
• The establishment of a Social Media Strategy and Task
Force to publicise the policies programmes and
achievements the current administration.
• Press Conferences, Press Statements and Interviews used to
publicize government activities.
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Publicity-2
• Development of a media strategy for the publicity of the
privatisation programme of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE).
• Regular publicity of Government activities, programmes and
policies of Government through NTA, FRCN, VON and NAN.
• Promotion of Government policies and programmes through the
Hausa service of foreign Radio stations such as the BBC Hausa
Service, Voice of America, Radio France International and Radio
Deutsche Welle.
• Sustaining Government’s special publications: Nigeria Monthly
• Introduction of bi-weekly Governance Today and other thematic
publications on special projects, such as Power, Roads etc.
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Publicity-3
• Special campaigns to promote Made-in-Nigeria Goods and
patronage by Nigerians will help the revival of local
industries, creation of jobs and increase domestic economic
growth.
• Commenced awareness campaign on environmental issues
relating to drought and desertification and mobilizing all
relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the
programme in Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Katsina, Yobe,
Adamawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Jigawa states.
• Offered opportunity for citizens to ask questions and seek
clarifications on Government policies and actions. The
platform has been adopted by the Federal Ministry of
Information as a permanent yearly event to facilitate a
national conversation on national development.
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Publicity-4
• Publication of the Federal Tenders Journals,
which is a one-stop shop for all government
procurements, and gave the public opportunity to
partake in the bidding process for all government
contracts and services in line with the Public
Procurement Act 2007.
• Participated in International Forum (UK and US)
organised by Nigerians in Diaspora to explain
progress and developments at home in order to
enlist their support.
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Deregulation of the Downstream Sector of
the Oil Industry
• Development of a multimedia Communication Plan to sell deregulation
policy.
– Toured media houses to explain policy and seek cooperation on public
enlightenment.
– Organized town hall meetings to explain benefits of policy.
– Facilitated appearances on media platforms for key Ministers and the CBN
Governor to present the issue in favour of deregulation to the public.
– FRCN and NTA produced and aired enlightenment jingles on deregulation
benefits.
– Organized interactive discussion programmes on NTA on the Policy and
engaged in exchange of ideas and debates with the youths through the social
media.
– Collaborated with Ministry of Transport to organise Stakeholders meeting in
Lagos seeking support for policy.
– Was able to change the perception about deregulation among the people
favourably, even though there was opposition to its timing.
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The National Good Governance Tour-1
• In collaboration with the Ministry of National Planning,
Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Project
Monitoring and Evaluation and the Nigerian Governors'
Forum, the tour monitors major projects that have either
been completed or are ongoing as stated by Ministers at the
Ministerial Platform
• Projects visited across all sectors i.e. water, roads,
infrastructure, agriculture, development of new and existing
Districts in the FCT, Health and Educational institutions.
• 2 contracts were revoked due to shoddy execution by
contractors: Bokkos-Panyam-Wamba road project in
Plateau State and Agaie-Katcha-Boro Road project in Niger
State.
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Mr. Labaran Maku, interacting with passengers on their way to Offa from
Ilorin via train.
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The National Good Governance Tour-2
• The Tour team is made up mainly of Journalists
and Civil Society Activists led by the National
President of NUJ.
• It is conducted live on social media platforms and
where possible on radio and television to ensure
wide spread participation.
• The Citizens’ Forum is the most revolutionary
part of the NGGT which enables citizens in every
state visited to engage officials of government at
the Federal, State and Local level on the progress
they are making to improve their welfare.
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Multimedia Ministerial Platform
Ministers reported to Nigerians on the
progress made by the various MDAs.
Transformed our democracy by
promoting healthy competition among
Cabinet Ministers who are working
harder to report positive achievements
to the people of Nigeria. This is the
first of its kind in Africa, giving
Ministers the opportunity to report
their achievements to the public and
answer questions directly from the
people across the World.
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Ministry Website
• Regular updates on Ministry website: fmi.gov.ng
• Recorded 470,360 hits, translating to an average
of 32.26 hits/visit between 1st and 14th
December, 2012 from all over the world.
• Highest number of hits during the aforementioned
period coincided with Ministerial Platform and
National Good Governance Tour.
• Also engaged with the public through social
media: Facebook (170,000 likes), Twitter (42,500
followers) and YouTube.
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Security Awareness and Anti-
Terrorism Campaign-1
• Collaborated with the Office of the National Security
Adviser
– Convened Emergency National Council on Information where
Stakeholders took specific steps for public enlightenment and
mobilization against terrorism and criminality which led to the
establishment of Public Security Awareness Committees by State
Governments.
– Ensured that messages on security reached the grassroots
through State broadcasting stations, particularly in the Northern
States. Private media also joined the campaign against terror.
Some newspapers, e.g. The Guardian dedicated weekly pages to
security issues.
– Nigerians became more security conscious. Churches, mosques,
motor parks, airports, hotels, hospitals and other public places
accordingly beefed up security measures.
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– Reached out to Hausa service broadcast on foreign radio
stations with large following in Northern Nigeria through
interviews and participation in their popular news and
current affairs programmes to enlighten regional listeners
on the dangers of terrorism and insecurity to the
development of the region.
– Sensitised Northerners and largely isolated terror groups
which seek to use the media to either divide the public or
cause fear or panic.
– Disseminated messages showing clearly how terror groups
were destroying economic and social progress in Northern
Nigeria.
– Undermined the deception promoted by the group that their
terror campaign was to promote Islam or the interest of the
North. Campaigns led elders, political parties, community
and opinion leaders in the North to speak out against Boko
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– Facilitated access to media platforms for youth groups striving to
promote dialogue and peaceful co-existence in the North. Collaborated
with the youth wings of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
and Jama'atul Nasri Islam (JNI) to promote Christian-Muslim dialogue
against terrorism.
– Collaborated with Civil Society Organizations, and Faith-based groups
to facilitate dialogue/reconciliation between warring communities in
Jos, in order to promote understanding, amity and peace for sustainable
restoration of normalcy to Jos and its environs.
– Built on the example of communities such as Dadin Kowa and
Maiyango Low-Cost which came together in the wake of the ethnic and
sectarian crisis in Jos, to resist the spread of crisis to these areas. For
ten years, they stood out successfully against extremism and hatred in
their communities. The Ministry worked to export this model
community’s wisdom and cooperation to other areas in Jos and other
parts of Northern Nigeria and the nation as a whole.
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– Collaborated with some Non-Governmental Organisations under
the auspices of “Citizens Action for Peace” to campaign for
peaceful co-existence in Plateau State, forming a network of
peace practitioners and training its members.
– Various items promoting a peaceful Jos were printed such as
caps, t-shirts, flyers, posters and pamphlets.
– Radio and Television jingles on peaceful co-existence in Plateau
State were produced.
– NTA and FRCN produced jingles on peace and security, which
were aired on television and radio stations.
– Collaboration with BEN TV in the UK to publicize Nigeria’s
efforts to fight terror and crime. BEN TV organized a forum in
London for Nigerians in Diaspora where the Federal Ministry of
Information provided details of efforts to stabilize the situation.
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Media Development
• Greater synergy with MDAs in media outreach activities.
• Implementation of the Digital Roll-over project for the
broadcast industry.
• Completion of the Federal Government Press complex in
Abuja, and the immediate publication of all outstanding
Federal Government Gazettes and statutory publications.
• Development of the motion picture industry and the
maximization of its potential for job creation, entertainment,
and national image projection, through increased
professionalization and effective government.
• Provision of an Effective Regulatory Environment for the
Media and Allied Industry.
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Capacity Building
• Training and retraining of Information Officers
to coordinate the publicity activities of all
MDAs and Federal Government national
development initiatives.
• Cleared promotion arrears for the period 2008
to 2010. 107 staff of the Ministry will benefit
from a pre-retirement training programme.
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Freedom of Information Act
• Collaborated with agencies of the governments of the
US and Germany, on capacity building for staff to
deepen understanding of the working of the Act.
• Jointly organised a day-long workshop with the Office
of the Attorney-General of the Federation and NUJ,
with the theme: “Ensuring Transparency in
Governance, The FOI Act in Perspective”. Took place
at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, on December 11,
2012 and was attended by 386 Stakeholders, including
participants from the Ministry, journalists, civil society
organizations, lawyers, etcto enhance their capacity to
deal with issues arising from and relating to the Act.
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National Archives
• Preservation of all archives in its Repositories nationwide.
• 10,000 endangered records repaired.
• Survey of all records and acquisition of all archival materials judged
worthy of permanent preservation. In 2012, a total of 50,000 records
were acquired from different agencies with visits to 100 Ministries,
Departments and Agencies.
• Training of Departmental Records Management Officers in all
Ministries, Departments and Agencies. In 2012, 120 Records
Officers service-wide were trained in records and Archives
Administration.
• Automation of Federal Gazettes from 1920 to 1990. Digitization of
some record groups in the repositories to ensure security of original
materials and improve accessibility.
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Other Highlights
• The re-introduction of Information Units in Nigerian Missions
abroad to coordinate the external publicity of Nigeria, its people and
potentials to enhance our nation's reputation and attract Foreign
Direct Investment(FDI) into the country.
• Conducted voter education programmes with the National
Orientation Agency, as well as local NGO’s.
• Revival, replacement, and provision of new facilities for the
Ministry's Information Centres nationwide.
• Promoting Vision 20:2020 and the Transformation Agenda in
collaboration with the National Planning Commission via:
– 2-Day Stakeholders Retreat in Calabar, Cross River, October 2011
– Joint Committee of the 2 Ministries constituted to develop a draft
programme of activities for implementation in 2012.
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