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NBC Urges Broadcasting Stations To Adhere To Ethics Of Election Coverage

  The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has enjoined broadcasting stations to adhere to ethics of elections coverage. NBC Director General, Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, said this in...

The Evils Of Electoral Violence

As we move towards the 2019 general elections, one issue that should be of concern to critical stakeholders is how to conduct violence free...

251 Journalists In Prisons Worldwide – CPJ

For the third consecutive year at least 251 journalists are behind bars for their work, as authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to silence dissent,...

No fees for voters’ cards — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nasarawa State has debunked the rumour making the rounds that the commission collects an undisclosed fee from...

EU EOM STATEMENT

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2019: Yoruba Leader Warns Politicians Against Violence

As the 2019 general elections draw nearer, the President-General of Yoruba Community in 19 Northern states, Dr. Jimpat Aiyelangbe has called on politicians to...

Votes‘ll count in 2019- INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerians to be vigilant and insist that political parties and their candidates do the right thing,...

INEC Adopts Card Readers, Rules Out Electronic Results Transmission

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will use card readers during the 2019 general elections but ruled out the electronic transmission of results. This is...

Why The Election Primaries Matter

If we stick to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) 2019 general election timetable, all the political parties, by September 15, 2018, should have...

Era Of Awarding Votes Over –Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the era of awarding votes to candidates, brazenly subverting democratic norms and asking those shortchanged by  the authorities to...

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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...