OBJECTIVES

• To ensure the information on government policies,  programmes and activities through speeches and official statements made by leaders could be disseminated to the mass media;

• To ensure government official events received vast coverage especially in the prime media;

• To prepare well planned media coverage for government official events;

• To determine publicity and promotions for programmes and activities carried out by the department;

• To enhance the excellence of public relations at ministries, departments and government agencies.

FUNCTIONS
The functions of the Media And Corporate Communication Division
are to ;

• manage and carry out strategic public relations and to foster good relations with the media.  Besides that, the division also provides the expertise of advisory and media management services for ministries, departments and government agencies.

• assist any ministry, department and government agency in operating a Media Centre for official events whether at the state, national or international level. Advisory services and support from the officers to manage and supervise the media centre is an important task of this division.

• ensure journalists adhere and be situated at a special place for them at any government official functions.  The division will also ensure that every media force has their Media Accreditation Card as well as the organization representative card.

• continually coordinates and supports the function and duty of public relation at every ministry, department and government agency. The attachment of the Public Relation Officers at ministries, departments and government agencies are always being co-ordinate and supervise by the division in order to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the government public relations machinery.

• act as media coordinator at the session of the parliament conference. The Media Centre in Parliament becomes the responsibility of this division and always in operation during the parliament is in session. The division will place it officers and staffs to coordinate and assist the parliament pertaining to media management and publicity.