The Nigerian media has established a nine-member board for the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), also known as the National Ombudsman, to improve public confidence in the media.

The Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO), made up of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), and Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), inaugurated the commission in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, April 03, 2023.

Speaking at the launch, Malam Kabiru Yusuf, the President of NPO and President of NPAN, said that the commission would “watch the watchdog” and be responsible for regulating the work and conduct of print and online journalists in Nigeria.

He also emphasised the importance of self-regulation, noting that radio and television are already regulated, but print and online journalism have escaped such control.