By Ajuluchukwu Brown, Abuja
07 August 2024 |
1:11 pm
The Govt Director and Chief Govt Officer of the Nationwide Movie and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, says the company has partnered with youths to reinforce media literacy and deal with unhealthy screening within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NFVCB ED made this recognized in an insightful media dialog with the theme, “Wholesome Display…
The Govt Director and Chief Govt Officer of the Nationwide Movie and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, says the company has partnered with youths to reinforce media literacy and deal with unhealthy screening within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NFVCB ED made this recognized in an insightful media dialog with the theme, “Wholesome Display within the FCT,” just lately held in Abuja.
Husseini emphasised the NFVCB’s dedication to making sure that media content material consumed by Nigerians, particularly kids, aligns with cultural values.
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He additionally highlighted the necessity for media literacy and training as instruments for fostering a extra discerning viewers.
Based on him, the board’s efforts to manage music movies, which frequently include express content material, have been born out of the necessity to steadiness inventive expression with the safety of societal norms and values.
Husseini additionally referred to as on educational establishments to include media literacy into their applications to permit younger adults to get entangled within the marketing campaign.
The NFVCB boss mentioned: “There may be rising concern in regards to the publicity of our youngsters to inappropriate content material. Kids are more and more influenced by what they see on screens, together with cartoons, which are sometimes perceived as innocent.
“Parenting on this digital period might be tasking as a result of content material is well accessible; nonetheless, dad and mom ought to be vigilant and proactive.
“The board is resolute in its efforts to manage content material that doesn’t steadiness inventive expression with the safety of cultural values and societal norms.
“We’re partnering with the youths within the FCT to make sure a wholesome display screen for unsuspecting Nigerians and the observance of the classification scores of the Board.
“We additionally intend to have interaction extra within the church buildings, mosques, marketplaces, and establishments of studying. We additionally name on educational establishments so as to add media literacy to their programmes.”
