The www.icirnigeria.org can reveal that the press statement issued on Friday by the Ministry of Information on the recent arms panel report is misleading as it contained factual errors.
The federal government has said there is no truth in the insinuation that the report of the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Armed Forces (2007-2015) was doctored for whatever reason.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the Nigerian media as one of the most vibrant in Africa and indeed across the world, and assured that the government will not do anything to stifle press freedom.