We’ll review laws restricting press freedom – Reps

The House of Representatives has said it volition prosecute the media successful reviewing laws and practices that restrict property state successful the country.

The reappraisal volition code issues that impact the quality of the media to transportation retired its law relation effectively.

The Chairman of the House Committee connected Media and Public Affairs, Akintunde Rotimi, stated this successful his connection to observe the 2024 World Press Freedom Day.

He said the House acknowledges the Nigerian media arsenic 1 of the astir vibrant institutions successful the country.

The connection reads: “The Nigeria House of Representatives joins the planetary assemblage of journalists and media practitioners successful commemorating this year’s World Press Freedom Day.

“Commemorated connected May 3 annually, the observance of Press Freedom Day highlights the value of a escaped media for steadfast democracies and provides an accidental to observe journalists arsenic agents of nationalist good.

“In this light, we observe and honour the enactment of each writer and media practitioner crossed our state arsenic they workout their work of upholding the cardinal objectives contained successful the constitution, arsenic good as, upholding the work and accountability of authorities to the people.

“The taxable of this time which says ‘A Press for the Planet: Journalism successful the Face of the Environmental Crisis’ alludes to the captious relation that journalists play successful creating indispensable consciousness astatine a clip the satellite is battling immoderate of the worst impacts of clime change.

“Our country, Nigeria, is not excluded from this fight, since it is present ranked arsenic 1 of the astir susceptible to clime change. This is reflected successful the galore issues we encounter, including flooding, drought, nutrient insecurity, erosion, harsh weather, and adjacent conflicts caused by assets shortages and struggles.”