The Presidency has stated that President Bola Tinubu ordered the recent directive for periodic press briefings by cabinet members due to failure of some Ministers to render their accounts.
Papers News reports that the Federal Government announced that ministers would begin to hold regular press briefings next week to update Nigerians on government policies and activities.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in Abuja, stating that President Tinubu had mandated all ministers to engage with the public regularly to promote transparency and accountability.