By Jacinta Nwachukwu
Hajiya Sadiya Umar, Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has urged media practitioners to effectively report and educate the public on dangers of irregular migration.
She disclosed this at a two-day capacity building workshop for media practitioners on migration reporting in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
Umar who was represented by Amb. Mohammed Lawal, Director, Refugees and Migration of the Commission, said that Media represented a critical domain for management of migration issues in the world.
She said the aim of the workshop was to ensure that Nigeria Media have a better understanding of migration trends, dynamics and use of migration terminologies correctly in their reporting.
According to her, the analysis of Media representation is critical to understand the responsibilities and consequences of cross border mobility, settlement and…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
