Highlights from the South East Citizen’ Engagement Series (August 2025)
Our Town Hall Meetings, also known as Citizen Engagement Series, fall within the first and second pillars of our agenda. They are designed to create platforms for us to meet, engage with and listen to the people of Nigeria, across the six geopolitical zones.
Enjoy these updates from our Citizen Engagement Series in the South East of Nigeria, held in August 2025.

Mohammed Idris
Prior to his appointment as Minister, Idris, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, was the Founder, Chairman and Publisher of Blueprint Newspapers; Founder and Chairman of Bifocal Group, a public relations consultancy; as well as Chairman of Kings Broadcasting Limited, owners of the Abuja-based WE 106.5 FM. He was also, until his appointment as Minister, the General Secretary of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria (NPAN).
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Quotes
If you spread falsehood, misinformation, disinformation and fake news, there is no way it can be called press freedom. - Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris speaking during a joint Ministerial press briefing to mark the World Press Freedom Day