Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja



The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has budgeted N250m for engagements with foreign media, influencers, bloggers, local media practitioners and public relations in 2021.

This is according to the 2021 budget proposal which is before the National Assembly.

According to the budget proposal, N79.2m will be spent on “quarterly interaction with foreign media and PR lobby”.

About N70.3m was also earmarked for the facilitation of ministerial media appearances for the “36 ministers, influencers and analysts on radio and television as well as social media and print media.”

The ministry also set aside N94.4m for institutional interactions with stakeholders such as Nigeria Union of Journalists, Nigeria Guild of Editors, bloggers, online publishers and weekly ministerial briefings.

Meanwhile, the ministry also earmarked N168m for touring infrastructural projects to “showcase the achievements of the Federal Government” while N75m was set aside for an opinion poll.

The ministry has also set aside N97m for the production of calendars.

https://punchng.com/fg-budgets-n250m-for-foreign-media-influencers-others/


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The same foreign media they want to sanction....................National Assembly should please approve the budget sharp sharp so that CNN can be APPEASED

Our money yehhhh
Chai unah money,
Africa money yehhhh
Politicians dey chop am yafun yafun

The lie to package Nigeria cannot be handled by one person alone.

It makes Lai Mohammed look too stupid.

But if they now share this money

They will have many liars scattered across the globe all in the business of lying to defend Buhari's incompetency

I hope Nairaland Zombies will have their 30k monthly payment reviewed upwards atleast 35k to enable them buy fuel and Onions.

So fellow Nigerians, expect more lies by next year

They thought they can cajole or coerce foreign media bodies into their campaign to suppress the truth.Kole work.

A govt dat is actually working won't need to spend dat much in laundering its image outside the shores of dis country and online.. So na from there dem dey pay all these useless resident ediots and zonbs

Same way zom.bies are getting stipend to post nonsense daily. Propaganda style

They think foreigners will accept to be zombies like the fools who are running haywire on Nairaland because of 30k stipend.

They think everyone is ready to sell their conscience like Nairaland rodents and urchins.

the nairaland zombies like helinues okoroawusa ND co go see 30k collect to defend evil at least till ithey Fall victim

I don't even know what to say again self