The Nigerian Press Council and the Nigeria Union of Journalists with the support of the Rivers State Government, held a two-day workshop to sensitize journalists in the South-East and South-South zones

on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The workshop, held at Songhai Farms, Bunu Tai, Rivers State, is the third leg of capacity building fora on the FOIA by the Nigerian Press Council. The first of these programmes was held for journalists at Abuja, while the second was for journalists in the South-West zone at Otta, Ogun State.