Nigeria: British Council Partners Film Board On Media Conference

Leadership (Abuja)

The British Council has joined forces with the Youth Media and Communication Initiatives (YMCI) and National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to organize the 1st African Media Literacy Conference in Abuja in July 30 and 31.

This was disclosed by the YMCI coordinator, Mr. Chido Onumah, during a press briefing in Abuja, yesterday.

Mr. Onumah who said the theme of the conference is "Media Literacy: A Tool for Youth Empowerment and National Development" claimed that their focus is on the importance of media education for children and youth.

"This conference will explore the roles of young people, their needs and realities in light of today's rapidly changing communication technologies, their impact and growing involvement by our children and youth", he posited.

Speaking further, the YMCI coordinator explained that the conference will feature outstanding, innovative, local and international media leaders as speakers providing up-to-date, fresh approaches and prospectives to the growing media literacy field.

"We live in a media world replete with new technologies and young people are daily being fed with media messages that affect them in different ways", adding that students are awaken each morning to a diet of scandals, violence, tragic events and controversies.

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