The Federal Government, through the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday decried the unregulated use of social media and other digital platforms worldwide. During the welcome session of the global media and information literacy, MIL, week organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, the minister noted that the need for individuals to be adequately equipped with enough knowledge to manage the information at their disposal.
Speaking on the theme of this year’s Global MIL week, Nurturing Trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative, Mohammed said it is not only apt but also timely as the world and its leaders contend with the challenge of identifying what is true and what is false, in view of the use of media and information. Further speaking, Mohammed said he is optimistic that, starting from the parallel sessions which commence immediately to the last plenary session on Friday morning, noting that contributions and questions will all be geared towards finding the linkages to building trust among our societies and individuals through the use of media and information literacy.
According to reports the 2022 UNESCO global and mass literacy week is currently holding in Abuja.
