FG Budgets N250m For Foreign Media, Influencers, Others

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has budgeted N250million 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, N79.2million will be spent on “quarterly interaction with foreign media and PR lobby”.
About N70.3million 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 N94.4million for institutional interactions with stakeholders such as Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), bloggers, online publishers and weekly ministerial briefings.
Meanwhile, the ministry also earmarked N168million for touring infrastructural projects to “showcase the achievements of the Federal Government” while N75million was set aside for an opinion poll.
The ministry has also set aside N97million for the production of calendars.