Nigeria, June 12 -- President Bola Tinubu has urged the media and civil society organisations not to stop believing in Nigeria even when they criticise his government.

Mr Tinubu spoke in a televised broadcast to mark this year's Democracy Day on Friday.

Addressing key democratic institutions, Mr Tinubu described the National Assembly, the judiciary, the press and civil society groups as the "guardrails" of the republic.

"To our National Assembly, Judiciary, the Press, and Civil Society: you are the guardrails of our republic. Criticise me, disagree with me, but never stop believing in Nigeria," the president said.

The president noted that Nigeria had sustained 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule since 1999, describing it as the co...