Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed to the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria to grant the Federal Government a two-week grace period to intervene after the Institute blacklisted three top public officials over alleged violations of press freedom.

Discover more newspaper Newspaper IPI Nigeria, at its Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, added Niger State Governor Umaru Bago, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to its 'Book of Infamy' - a permanent public record of individuals and institutions accused of repressing journalists and obstructing media work.

The Vice President, who chaired the event, urged the Institute to stay action while he per...