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NBC Fines 45 Stations, ‘Cautions’ AIT, Big Brother Naija Show For Violating Broadcast Code

  The National Broadcasting Commission has sanctioned 45 broadcasting stations which allegedly breached its code in the 2nd quarter of 2019. The NBC Director General, Ishaq...
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Hannah Ojo Declared The Journalist of The Month

Hannah Ojo, a journalist and a reporter at The Nation Newspaper has recently been named the journalist of the month for the international journalists’...

Don’t Regulate Social Media, Editors Tell FG

The Nigerian Guild of Editors has called on the Federal Government to rescind its decision to regulate social media. The guild, in a communiqué...

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The Pains Of Nigerian Women At The Primary Elections

Ethiopia recently made history when its prime minister Abbiy Ahmad announced a 50/50 gender-balanced cabinet. This is an unprecedented push for gender parity in...

Online Media ‘ll Be Regulated, Says Lai Mohammed

 Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says online news platforms will soon be regulated. The minister said this on Thursday in Abuja when he...

Minister To Media: Criticise, Don’t Denigrate Buhari

Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has said the media is free to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari, but not to denigrate him or...

Global Champions Of Free Expression: 2019 Index On Censorship Freedom Of Expression Awards Shortlist...

Judges include investigative journalist Maria Ressa, one of Time magazine’s people of the Year 2018; actor Khalid Abdalla Shortlist celebrates artists, campaigners and...

FG declares hate speech as terrorism

  Acting President, Prof, Yemi Osinbajo, who made the declaration at the security summit for members of National Economic Council, NEC, at the Presidential Villa,...

IMS Launches Public Sensitization on Inclusive Electoral and Governance Processes

The activity which is implemented under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance (EUSDGN) Project, Component 4a intends to stimulate a sensitization campaign for...

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EU Funded Capacity Building Re-positions Women Broadcast Journalist in Digital Multimedia Story Telling

In response to the need to enhance the professionalism of women journalists in Nigeria through the improvement of skills, the Institute for Media and Society,...

World Press Freedom Day 2023

3rd May 2023 Lagos, Nigeria IMS Calls for Protection of Journalists, Creation of an Enabling Environment, and Safeguarding of Democracy The Institute for Media and Society, IMS,...

Media Guidelines for Disability-Inclusive Coverage of Elections in Nigeria

The media plays a critical role in Nigeria's democratic governance, providing fair, accurate, ethical, and inclusive coverage of electoral and broader democratic processes. However,...

Salient Contemporary Issues in Broadcasting: Legislative/Regulatory Reforms in Nigeria

Salient Contemporary Issues in Broadcasting: Legislative/Regulatory Reforms in Nigeria highlight the urgent need for reform in Nigeria's broadcasting sector and proposes comprehensive solutions. The 1992...

International Women’s Day 2023

8th March, 2023 Lagos, Nigeria IMS calls for Increased Capacity Building and Deepened Political Participation of Women. The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, has called on stakeholders...