UN has called on media owners and employers in Nigeria to provide minimum PPE for their reporters who daily cover the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
has called on media owners and employers in Nigeria to provide minimum Personal Protective Equipment for their reporters who daily cover the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
The webinar, organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Abuja, Nigeria Union of Journalists , Channels Television and the UN Information Centre Nigeria, had 68 participants and speakers in attendance, including the Director of UNESCO Abuja Regional Office, Yao Ydo; and Chairman, Channels Television, John Momoh;
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in his message on World Press Freedom Day, called on governments to protect media workers, and to strengthen and maintain press freedom, which is essential for a future of peace, justice and human rights for all.
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