NHRC boss, Agba Jalingo, others to discuss press freedom at PUNCH Media Foundation event - Punch Newspapers

2nd May 2023As Nigeria joins the rest of the globe on Wednesday to mark the World Press Freedom Day, PUNCH Media Foundation will host a Twitter Space to celebrate journalists and media workers and to shape opinions for a free and safer space for the press to thrive.

First marked on May 3, 1993, the World Press Freedom Day seeks to address issues surrounding freedom of the press by state and non-state actors. The WPF Day is celebrated every year to promote and defend the principles of press freedom In line with the 2023 World Press Freedom Day themed, ‘Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights’, the Twitter Space event will provide an opportunity for journalists, activists, policymakers, human rights defenders, and the public to discuss and explore the role of press freedom as a critical driver for the promotion and protection of all other human rights.

The session is titled, ‘Media Freedom And Freedom Of Expression In Nigeria’s Democratic Space: Barriers And Way Forward’. Speakers at the interaction session are the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu, and the Chief Executive Officer of Women Radio 91.7, Toun Okewale Sonaiya.

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