Mr Ajayi received a commendation award at the Annual Conference of the International Press Institute, held on December 2, 2025, in Abuja. The Guardian reports that in a release on December 2, 2025, the IPI had detailed reasons for honouring Ajayi with the press freedom award. It recalled that barely hours after Mr Ajayi assumed office, a journalist, Mr Adejuwon Soyinka, was intercepted and detained in Lagos. According to IPI Nigeria, despite earlier assurances by previous administrations, his name remained on the list until Mr Ajayi assumed office. The IPI said that although the agency was aggrieved, Mr Ajayi chose to work “patiently and collaboratively” with the organisation.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2025 00:47 UTC