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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...

Nigerian Gov’t Suspends 5% Telecom Tax

The Federal Government on Monday suspended the controversial 5% excise duty on telecommunication services recently announced by the Ministry of Finance and Nigerian Customs. The...

ARE YOU A JOURNALIST? WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOUR PHONE IS SEIZED...

With the increasing risk associated with the task of Journalism, this is what you should do when the DSS or Police confiscates your phone...
No Impunity against journalist'crime

UN Says No Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists All Over The World

As part of its effort to mark the internationally acclaimed day to end impunity against journalists in the world, the United Nations has once...

Police Allegedly Injure Protesting CAN Members, Journalists In Yola

Business activities were yesterday paralyzed in Yola, Adamawa State, as heavily armed police attacked protesting members of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), injuring no...

Where Is the Nigerian Opposition? By Reuben Abati

There is a growing consensus among these groups that both the APC and the PDP are of no use, they have not yet identified...

On World Press Freedom Day, Stakeholders Seek Socially Responsible, Free Media

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on everyone to defend the rights of journalists whose efforts help to build a better world...

BUHARI SIGNS 2022 ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL INTO LAW

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, February 25, 2022, signed countries Electoral Amendent Bill into Law after sustained by joint IMS and other CSOs led...

Where is Press Freedom Restricted?

Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day to spotlight media freedom around the world. This year, UNESCO’s theme, Journalism Under Digital...

Police Rescue The Guardian Reporter From Lynching At Ajeromi-Ifelodun Rerun Polls

Save for the timely intervention of policemen on election duty, Emeka Nwachukwu, a reporter with The Guardian would have been hacked to death by...

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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...