The renowned media practitioner Professor Tonnie Iredia will deliver a keynote address on "Democracy, Media Freedom and the Imperative of Protecting Nigeria's Civic Space" at the 2024 conference of the Nigeria Chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria).
A press statement available to ITREALMS by IPI's Secretary, Ahmed I. Shekarau, said the event will be held on 11 December at the Abuja Continental Hotel (formerly Sheraton Hotel). The Institute will also hold its annual general conference, elect new leadership and host its members and supporters to a dinner on 12 December at the same venue.
The Nigerian Chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its annual general congress on 11 and 12 December in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital, the organisation has announced.
Ahmed Shekarau, the group's secretary, released a statement on Sunday stating that the annual congress would be a three-part event comprising a conference on 11 December, an annual general meeting and election of new officials on 12 December, and a dinner on the night of 12 December.
The Federal Government (FG) and the International Press Institute (IPI) are in disagreement over the 2021 annual World Press Freedom Index, reports ITREALMS.
FG in its character, rejected that Nigeria as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism, saying Nigerian press remains among the most vibrant and freest in the world.